- #Install linux on mac bootloader install#
- #Install linux on mac bootloader drivers#
- #Install linux on mac bootloader driver#
- #Install linux on mac bootloader manual#
I would think that if the Nvidia drivers were a culprit it would show up in the logs
#Install linux on mac bootloader install#
Once you finish making the clone, you can always boot back into the Windows 7 install on bare metal, and reinstall the nvidia drivers to get accelerated graphics back on the next boot. Indeed, if the behavior you describe is what normally happens, then folks who install said new video cards / gpus into their systems would be unable to boot into the Windows desktop after installing said hardware. This is what happens when you install Windows from scratch, as the Windows ISOs generally don't include AMD / ATI Catalyst, or NVIDIA Geforce drivers for their new video cards / gpus.
#Install linux on mac bootloader driver#
What will happen is that Windows will substitute the Microsoft Display Driver which supports basic VGA resolutions. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Thanks for taking the time to help us help you!Īlso, PLEASE remember to change the flair of your post to Solved after you have been helped! Your post has not been deleted - do not re-submit it. If you have met these requirements, you can ignore this comment. If this is your first time creating a virtual machine, we have a guide on our wiki that covers the important steps. Please also check our FAQ and if you find your question is answered there, PLEASE remove your post or at least change the flair to Solved.
#Install linux on mac bootloader manual#
Please check Google and the VirtualBox Manual before asking simple questions. PLUS a detailed description of the problem, what research you have done, and the steps you have taken to fix it. * Whether you have installed Guest Additions and/or Host Extensions (this solves 90% of the problems we see) * Whether you have enabled VT-x/AMD-V (applicable to all hosts running 6.1 and above) and disabled HyperV (applicable to Windows 10 Hosts) * The version of VirtualBox you are using This is just a friendly reminder in case you missed it. I did enable that halfway through debugging the vdi - which allowed it to boot but without any display. From everything I read, seems like that should be on (and shouldn't be unchecked after it's already installed). If I uncheck "Enable I/O" - then I get a screen with a dos styled error to repair the installation. I sometimes see the Virtualbox icon in the middle, sometimes a thin line of colors horizontally across the VB screen, but mostly just blank. Tried the full screen / scale trick I read about, no change. If I go to 2 or more, it doesn't boot, just flashes stuff and ignores the shutoff signal. If I set the CPU to 1, it'll boot but black screen. Under Display I have Video Memory maxed at 256M, VBoxSVGA chosen, and Enable 3D Acceleration unchecked (though tried both). Under Processor I have "Enable Nested VT-x/AMD-V" checked. In VB, under System I have "Enable I/O APIC" and "Enable EFI" checked. Most searches seem to be for a black screen that's not loading, but this is definitely loading - just no display. I get the Windows start up sound, can blindly log in (and get that other logged in sound), and sending the shutdown signal plays the shutdown sound. Now, it boots - but it's a black screen with nothing on it. Guest extensions not installed (since I don't have a display). VirtualBox 6.1.32 and also tried 6.1.30 (some posts mentioned 64bit bugs in 6.1.32). Since it was cloned from the current machine, it was working with the 1080 (though I'm unclear how that translates within VB).
My host build: Ryzen 5900X, 64gb RAM, 1080 GPU 8gb. After some boot issues and good tips here, I mounted Boot-Repair and ran that within VB to fix boot loader issues I was running into. I used Disk2vhd from the Win 10 installation to clone the Win 7, then VBoxManage on Linux to convert that to a VDI file. I have Win 7 / 10 / LMDE4 installed on my machine, each on a different drive. Been working through issues, and I think (hope) this is the last obstacle.
Background: I cloned my old Win 7 installation so I can refer to it on occasion from within my new Linux installation (LMDE4).