I tried acpi=off. Attached is the screen shot. Lisa, can you elaborate
regarding the VIA processor? This is on a Core 2 Duo machine.

thanks,
Eric

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:21 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com>wrote:

> Hi Eric:
>
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> I am trying to install RHEL5 within a Virtualbox instance on my windows
>> pc. It hangs at this line:
>>
>> NET: Registered protocol family 2
>>
>> Has anyone successfully installed RHEL5 in Virtualbox? What settings did
>> you use?
>> I've attached a screen shot of the hanging line.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
>
> Try:
>
> Under boot:
> type: linux acpi=off
> enter
>
> It can also be due to your VIA CPU - which only VirtualBox developers can
> help you with:
>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/370
>
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