[ubuntu-uk] Friend managed to start virtual box kernel with grub

[Kris Douglas]

2009/7/10 Paul Roach <roachy at roachy.net>:
> To install and run virtualbox, you need the appropriate kernel modules
> in order for it to run correctly, although this should just add
> hardware compatibility for his VM's and shouldn't remove any hardware
> support.
>
> Was there any unusual content in /var/log/messages? Did he use any
> guides when installing VirtualBox?
>
> On 10/07/2009, Kris Douglas <krisdouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone, I was just wondering if I could get some information
>> on some of the events that have recently transpired. My mate has
>> recently tried to install virtual box on his pc, succeeding in this
>> task, he booted his pc to see his X server had loaded default drivers,
>> and his mouse and network had stopped working, when I checked the
>> kernel version it has gone from 2.6.28-13-generic to 2.6.28-13-server.
>> How the bloody hell can this happen, the pc was booting a virtual
>> kernel, which was then loading up as it would on a normal
>> install....I've fixed it by removing this virtual kernel, but can
>> anyone shed any light on this?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>>
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Nope and nope, it just seemed to load a server kernel for little/no reason :)

-- 
Kris Douglas