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VMware/VirtualBox is freezing when loading a kernel/initrd (linux/windows).
2014-02-04, 00:02
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RE: VMware/VirtualBox is freezing when loading a kernel/initrd (linux/windows).
I recently ran into some issues with VMware and Virtual Box where it would get stuck when loading initrd.img. The fix for me was to switch to the virtual Intel Pro 1000/MT NIC on Virtual Box or set VMware Fusion to use the e1000 driver. For VMware Fusion, you'll have to edit the .vmx file and set:

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

See for more info:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsi...Id=1003020

Once I did that, the hanging issue went away.
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RE: VMware/VirtualBox is freezing when loading a kernel/initrd (linux/windows). - antonym - 2014-02-04 00:02



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