do you have the linux extension for virtualpc installed?

On Feb 8, 2007, at 11:20 AM, David Beauregard wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to run SC linux as a virtual pc within Windows XP. I  
> download
> ed
> virtual pc 2004 and installed SC Linux 4.2.  Everything went fine  
> with th
> e
> installation but I can not boot the virtual machine.  Once it  
> starts boot
> ing
> the kernel I get various segmentation faults until the boot fails.
>
> I am using a Dell optiplex 745, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.39GHz, 2 GB or ram.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Beauregard
>
>
>
> Here is the output from the virtual pc.
>
> Booting 'Scientific Linux (2.6.9-22.0.1.ELhugemem)'
>
> root (hd0,0)
>  Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELhugemem ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/ 
> LogVol00
>  rhgb
> quiet
>     [linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x1569b6]
> initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELhugemem.img
>     [Linux-initrd @ 0x1fef0000, 0xefe5d bytes]
>
> Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
> Red hat nash version 4.2.1.6 starting
>  Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
>  Found volume group "VolGroup00" using metadata type lvm2
>  2 logical volume(s) in volume group "VolGroup00" now active
> INIT: version 2.85 booting
> INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
>
> PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
> PPID=1
> PREVLEVEL=N
> PS4='+ '
> PWD=/
> RUNLEVEL=5
> SELINUX_INIT=YES     (i had disabled selinux on install)
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:interactive-comments
> SHVL=1
> TERM-linux
> UID=0
> _=
> argv1=5
> chack_runlevel ()
> {
>     [ -x "$1" ] || return 1;
>     case "$1" in
>         *.rpmsave | *.rpmorig | *.rpmnew | *~ | *.orig)
>             return 1
>         ;;
>     esac;
>     return 0
> }
> Starting sysstat: Calling the system activity data collector (sadc):
> /etc/rc5.d/S01sysstat: line 27: 572 Segmentation fault    /usr/lib/ 
> sa/sad
> c
> -F -L -
>                                                  [FAILED]
> Starting readahead_early:                        [  OK  ]
> /bin/unicode_start: line 15:  594 Segmentation fault    kbd_mode -u
> /bin/unicode_start: line 40:  597 Segmentation fault    setfont $1
> Checking for new hardware/etc/rc5.d/S05kudzu: line 43:  599  
> Segmentation
> fault
>
>                                                  [  OK  ]
> /etc/rc.d/S05kudzu: line 43: 613 Segmentation fault    touch
> /var/lock/subsys/kudzu
> rm: cannot remove '/var/run/Xconfig': Read-only file system
> grep: /proc/cpuinfo: No such file or directory
> /etc/rc5.d/S08arptables_jf: line 30: [: : integer expression expected
> /etc/rc5.d/S08arptables_jf: line 33: [: : integer expression expected
> Starting pcmcia:                                 [  OK  ]
> Setting network parameters:                      [  OK  ]
> Bringing up loopback interface:                  [FAILED]
> Determining IP infrmation for eth0... failed.    [FAILED]
> touch: cannot touch '/var/lock/subsys/network': read-only file system
> Starting system logger:
>
>
> and this is where it hangs.