Can't install NexentaStor 2.x/3.x in VirtualBox 3.x => Fixed in 3.2.8

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Installation not start, after kernel starting running not continued anymore.

Distr: ​http://www.nexentastor.org/projects/site/wiki/CommunityEdition

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Running VM like openSolaris

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Running VM like Solaris

[Juergen Keil]

Works for me.

It stops for a minute or so at "Configuring devices." but eventually it continues and starts the installer.

Can you try to start the kernel with option "-v" (type 'e' in the grub menu and 'e' on the "kernel$ ..." line; append option " -v" at the end of the line; RETURN and 'b' boots) and attach a screenshot of the hanging guest?

[RussianNeuroMancer]

It is possible to remove torrent-file from ticket? I attach it by mistake.

[Frank Mehnert]

Done.

[Juergen Keil]

Hmm, it seems to hang in the ahci sata driver or sd disk driver...

The sata controller and sata disk drive is identified, but the next (expected) line "sd0 at ahci0: target 0 lun 0" is missing.

What is reported on the console when you boot the kernel with options " -kdvs"; this starts under kernel debugger control. In the kernel debugger kmdb use these two commands

    moddebug/W 80000000
    ::cont

(this enables some additional kernel module loading debug messages; question is if there are any further debug messages after the SATA HDD is identified)

As an idea for a workaround:

Would the nexenta guest boot if you configure a HDD on a P-ATA disk controller (instead of a S-ATA AHCI controller)?

[Frank Mehnert]

Still relevant with VBox 3.2.6?

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Sorry for late answer. I not sure. Looks like there is other defects in VirtualBox or in NexentaStor. But NexentaStor tech support not answer. I try next minor build of NexentaStor and if still not get run - I ask on NexentaOS forum.

Now I get this result: First boot of NexentaStor is correct every time, but every installation I can not boot second time, after first reboot.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Looks like in VBox 2.6.8 and NexentaStor 3.0.3 working Nexenta in VirtualBox is fixed.

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the feedback!