RHEL 6.0 64-bit video problem in Virtual Box

fbexec · 08-15-2011, 08:58 PM

I am trying to set up RHEL 6.0 in Virtual Box and I am unable to get the 64-bit version to display the GUI. I have tried on a Windows 7 machine and a MacBook Pro and both times the 64-bit version boots only into command line. Has anyone dealt with this? Is there a particular driver that needs to be installed for this to work?

lystor · 08-16-2011, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbexec

I am trying to set up RHEL 6.0 in Virtual Box and I am unable to get the 64-bit version to display the GUI.

Hi
Please show Xorg server log and configuration file:

Code:

# grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

fbexec · 08-17-2011, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lystor

Hi
Please show Xorg server log and configuration file:

Code:

# grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I downloaded a 30-day trial of VMWare Fusion for Mac and it was able to run the 64-bit RHEL 6.0 (with GUI) on the first try. I think I may just spend the money when the free trial runs out and purchase it, since it works so well. Plus I would like to load a copy of 64-bit Windows 7 that I have. My initial thought on my Virtual Box problem could have been the amount of memory I had allotted for the display (and maybe even for the system overall). I might try to troubleshoot that problem and revisit this thread later on, but right now I am focusing on the RHCSA exam.

mike_rhce · 08-17-2011, 01:08 PM

Dear fbexec

If you're studying for the RHCSA, I recommend that you focus on KVM. This RHCSA objective

Quote:

Configure a physical machine to host virtual guests

suggests that you need to know how to configure KVM on a real physical system. (KVM is the default Red Hat virtualization technology for RHEL 6.)