Hi, I just upgraded to Parallels Desktop 3.0 (OSX) and tried to install xubuntu 8.04.1. CD boots with default settings in Parallels for Ubuntu, but after language selection, as soon as I select "install" or any other option, the kernel loads, then I get some red vertical lines on the screen and the VM goes back to the Stopped condition. I tried all possible settings for acpi=off, noapic, nolapic etc. Same happens upon booting with the ubuntulite iso image. Anyone out there having similar issues or a solution? Thanks a lot and best regards, Christian.
Hm, very strange problem, usually something like this on Windows version of Parallels Workstation, when DEP is on, but on Mac OS - could you try to use ISO image installation?
another attempt I tried to install both xubuntu 8.04.1 and ubuntulite as well from iso image and gave ubuntu 8.04.1 a try as well with the same result. I then tried the hard way, installed xubuntu 7.04, upgraded to 7.10 and then upgraded to 8.04. It seems that the issue starts with kernel 2.6.24-21 which comes with 8.04(.1) versions of ubuntu and xubuntu, the issue occurred again after the last upgrade. Via boot menu I was able to boot up with the previous kernel 2.6.22-15. The OS was not really usable with this, but at least it booted up. Thanks and best regards, Chris.
Hi John, thanks for the link, I was actually using build 5608, this was the link I received with my update and even the update option in the help menu said I was up-to-date. Anyway, I quickly downloaded 5624, but it showed the same behavior. I tried as well some of the different settings under Options->Advanced for the Emulation Flags without success, this usually helped when trying other OS like ReactOS or minix, but without positive effects for (x)ubuntu 8.04.1. Thanks and best regards, Chris.
small update: I tried the 2.6.24-21-virtual kernel and 2.6.24-20-virtual kernel, but beside the fact that the vertical lines are either white (24-21) or different colors (24-20) nothing changed.
the xubuntu distribution has kernels available for use with virtual hardware, but it seems since the kernel version itself is the same, it has the same issue. I meanwhile installed vectorlinux lite on another harddisk image and use a version of the 2.6.22 kernel there. will wait with xubuntu for next kernel update, maybe it will be working then. it is strange anyway, I guess there are other parallels users out there running (x)ubuntu 8.04.1 with kernel 2.6.24-21? Thanks and best regards, Chris.
