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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