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.