[CentOS] trouble isntallint 5.2 in virtualbox

Wed Oct 28 01:47:17 UTC 2009
fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 09:27:18PM -0400, fred smith wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm using Virtualbox 3.08, have several other VMs in it, but cannot
> boot the Centos 5.4 (i386) DVD far enough to even reach Anaconda...
> 
> I've tried all the various virtualbox and boot options I can think of and
> it always sticks in the same place:
> 
> NetLabel:  unlabeled traffic allowed by default
> NET: Registered protocol family 2
> 
> and there it hangs. I've left it for several minutes.
> 
> I also tried the iso image of 5.3 that I still have. same thing.
> 
> FWIW, Fedora 12 beta installs fine, no trouble at all.
> 
> Suggestions, please?

replying to self: I sure can't type!
the subject should be "installing" and "5.4", not 5.2. Duh.

Still, suggestions are welcome.

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