I have been using Oracle VM VirtualBox to access my Ubuntu Desktop for some time now.
All of a sudden, when I load up my VM, I see a GRUB menu with options to load Ubuntu, Advanced options for Ubuntu, and Memory Test.
I have selected Ubuntu and edit the commands before booting. From there a replace quiet splash with nomodset. The result is a black screen with a non blinking underscore.
I have also selected Advanced options for Ubuntu. From there I select on option with (recovery mode). The result is a black screen with a non blinking cursor.
I have had a friend send over his VM to my computer, just to see if it was a video issue (he has the same version) and his loads up.
When I start from an iso, I am able to see my VM hard disk mounted along with my home folder. Starting from scratch will be a last resort because my computer was set up by someone who is no longer with the company. So trying to figure out what needs to be installed will be a pain.
I am at a total loss because I am not able to do anything outside of the grub menu interface. Please let me know if more information is needed.
Attached is the VM log as well as a screenshot of my VM settings.
The host machine is Windows 7 (if that matters)
Virtual Box ver. 5.0.18 r106667
Ubuntu 14.04.4
Thank in advanced.
1 Answer
Well, after reading the VM log, I saw that the first line read
"VirtualBox VM 5.0.18 r106667 win.amd64 (Apr 18 2016 14:31:52) release log"
And my VM settings were configured to Ubuntu (32-bit). After changing the settings from Ubuntu (32-bit) to Ubuntu (64-bit) everything booted up and works like it should.
As in most cases - "User Error". Hope this helps someone who maybe overlooking something so simple.
Great day.
