So my Ubuntu VirtualBox was working fine.. until I decided to try to up its performance by changing a couple of settings. Things I changed:
Base memory: 1468Mb ---> 2048Mb
Processors used: 1 ---> 2
Video memory: 16Mb ---> 18 Mb
After I tried these changes, my Ubuntu VirtualBox keeps getting stuck on the startup screen. Right before it gets there, though, a "SMBbus base address not initialized
" text message appears.
So now, even when I go back to the original settings - and even lower ones - it gets stuck on the same screen over and over again.
I have a lot of stuff set up on VirtualBox and really don't want to go over that again. So I really need ideas on what I can try doing so my Ubuntu VM actually boots.
I tried pressing Esc and all the other things suggested here: Ubuntu doesn't boot (stuck on splash)
But nothing seems to work. Please let me know if you have any ideas
EDIT: Okay, I reinstalled everything, went through all the trouble to get the main files I needed working, and everything worked fine yesterday. Today I turned it back on, without changing anything, and now the SAME problem is going on.
Are there other ways that I can successfully run Linux on my Windows 8? I really need this.