From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 15 15:34:34 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9AAC106568B for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:34:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfl@robinlea.com) Received: from 28amen.org (28amen.org [204.3.153.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50F7D8FC4B for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:34:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.32] (118.172.72.192.adsl.dynamic.totbb.net [118.172.72.192]) (authenticated bits=0) by 28amen.org (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n7FFKXGA007435 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:20:37 GMT Message-ID: <4A86D248.7060504@robinlea.com> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:20:40 +0700 From: John Francis Lee User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090608) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: VIrtualBox install of 7.2 dvd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:34:34 -0000 Hi, I got a new machine, a linux ubuntu-running AMD64 based one, and thought I'd try out FreeBSD here at home. But when I begin the VirtualBox installation I get dumped into a shell-looking terminal with an OK prompt. I can't read all the instructions and frankly cannot do anything with it. I tried hitting the 2 before the timeout to boot with ACPI disabled but that seems not to make any difference. Have you heard of this problem before? Any help you might give appreciated. Thanks. I'll go see if the VirtualBox people can shed any light on the matter as well. -- John Francis Lee 1025/37 Thanon Jet Yod Mueang Chiangrai 57000 Thailand