[Novalug] Problem w/ Win Install in VirtualBox VM

The Doctor drwho@virtadpt.net
Fri Dec 3 11:06:38 EST 2010


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On 12/02/2010 06:37 PM, Roger W. Broseus wrote:
> Having successfully installed Win-7 in a VirtualBox VM under Ubuntu 10.04 on 
> my desktop PC, I decided to try the same on my Thinkpad. Unfortunately, while 
> running the install, the Windows installer says it can not find a hard drive 
> to use.

When you built the VM prior to installation, what did you pick in the
Storage category?  The version of VirtualBox I'm running on my laptop
(v3.1.6_OSE r59338, packaged by the Arch Linux project) offers three
options, PIIX3, PIIX4, and ICH6.

It's possible that the copy of Windows 7 doesn't have installation
drivers for the VM you allocated.  Either try a different one (pick the
VM, Settings, Storage, IDE Controller) or look into slipstreaming the
right drivers into the Win7 installation disk image (which might take a
few tries but works like a charm once you get it right).

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