NCP2 should work with Virtualbox 2.1 and VMware

Also should work in both 32 and 64 bit mode.

User experiences
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rootard:
I'm running VB 2.1.0 on OSX
OS Type: OpenSolaris
ACPI/IO APIC/PAE/3D Acceleration enabled
VT-x/AMD-V disabled
using IDE primary master
and the inet PRO/1000 T Server (host interface) network config

and it works

I can report that I have tired the above configuration (in addition to many other) and it still doesn't work. The alpha versions were working fine under a configuration with all options enabled (including PAE VT-x (with nested paging) 3D) or at least the system booted fine.

Actually the installer on both Beta 1 and Beta 2 loads but the systems hangs when it starts the installation process.
On my system Beta 1 stops always when the progress bar reaches 3%, while Beta 2 never lifts of 0%.

I have also checked the log screen, but there is nothing out of the ordinary there.

My host system is WinXP 32bit with latest version of VirtualBox (2.1.4)

I have OSX on an alu macbook with latest 2.1.4 vbox.

I remember having problems getting the installer to boot (it hangs after loading) if I have the template set to opensolaris 64 bit.

It is possible to set the machine to 32 bit solaris (and still have all PAE, VT etc options turned on) and let the install finish and the switch to opensolaris 64 bit in the machine definition.

The installer feels very slow with little to no indicated activity at times.

my successful install/boot #1:
NCP2 Beta1 iso image (nexenta-core-platform_2.0-b104-beta1_x86.iso)
VirtualBox 2.1.2
Host OS = Windows XP SP3 32-bit
VirtualBox settings:
 OS Type: OpenSolaris (64 bit)
 Base Memory: 866MB
 Video Memory: 128MB
 ACPI: Enabled
 IO APIC: Enabled
 VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled
 Nested Paging: Disabled
 PAE/NX: Disabled
 3D Acceleration: Disabled
 Network Adapter 1: PCnet-FAST III (NAT)

my successful install/boot #2:
NCP2 Beta2 iso image (nexenta-core-platform_2.0-b104-beta2_x86.iso)
VirtualBox 2.1.4
Host OS = Windows XP SP3 32-bit
VirtualBox settings:
 OS Type: OpenSolaris (64 bit)
 Base Memory: 512MB
 Video Memory: 128MB
 ACPI: Enabled
 IO APIC: Enabled
 VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled
 Nested Paging: Disabled
 PAE/NX: Disabled
 3D Acceleration: Disabled
 Network Adapter 1: PCnet-FAST III (NAT)