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Fails to complete install of vm

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I'm installing an OS in VirtualBox and install fails near end:
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Select and install software.
Installation step failed.
An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Select and install software.
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If I continue on and reboot, the OS just shows a black grub screen with a cursor blinking, but nothing happens?
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Re: Fails to complete install of vm

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Which OS are you installing? How are you installing it (from an .iso file)? What are the settings on the virtual machine? What version of Mint and Virtualbox are you using?
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Re: Fails to complete install of vm

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kali-linux-2021.1-installer-amd64.iso
Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa 64-bit. Kernel Linux 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64.
Virtualbox 6.1.16_Ubuntu r140961 is all default settings for a Linux OS.

The live usb install works, however I need to install linux headers and drivers for the NICs, which are lost after reboots.
Machine specs:
Disk space: 184.8 GB
Graphics: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2
Kernel Linux 5.15.0-76-generic x86_64
Linux Mint 21.1 Vera 64-bit.
MATE 1.26.0
Memory: 15.5 GiB
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10105F CPU @ 3.7GHz x 8
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Re: Fails to complete install of vm

Post by RIH »

Can you please explain fully the steps that you are going through as I have never managed to produce that error when creating a VB guest.

The Kali instructions for installing as a guest seem pretty standard to me - i.e. no deviations from what I would normally do.
https://www.kali.org/docs/virtualizatio ... -guest-vm/

p.s. what do you mean by NIC's, that is not an abbreviation that I am aware of.. :D
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Re: Fails to complete install of vm

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network interface card - but if you are installing inside a vm you don't need them and if you are using a vm to troubleshoot this area it won't work.
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