[indiana-discuss] Can't Install SXCE 109 in VirtualBox

[Sean Sprague]

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>>> Thanks.  I did try to do a text (console) install
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>> of SXCE 109 in VirtualBox (2.1.4), but the keyboard
>> was locked.
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>>> Same problem was experienced in SXCE 107 (thus I
>>>       
>> had a very high but false hope for build 109).  I am
>> wondering how long this problem (unable to to text
>> mode install of SXCE in VirtualBox) has been around.
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>>> Has anyone ever had any success in doing console
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>> mode install of SXCE in VirtualBox?  Thanks again.
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>> My Console install of b109 is proceeding nicely at
>> this very moment; 
>> without any keyboard lockups.
>>
>> I did also get the same Xorg error as you. When I
>> received it, I hit 
>> CTRL-C to interrupt the proceedings, received a root> _______________________________________________
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>> prompt after a 
>> broken pipe error, and was able to continue the
>> install in text mode by 
>> entering "suninstall".
>>
>> Regards... Sean.
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> Very interesting.  Looks like the "only" way I can do the console install of SXCE in VirtualBox is to:
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> (1) select the default graphic install, 
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> (2) wait for it to fail, then 
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> (3) do the control-c as you indicated to interrupt the regular proceeding and 
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> (4) continue with the "suninstall" command.
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> Never could have figured this way.  Thanks a whole bunch!
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No worries! Good luck (mine failed at 91% thru laptop gripes :-( Trying 
again now). Still can't fathom your keyboard troubles...

Regards... Sean.