I'm having some trouble. I have VirtualBox installed on both a OS X Lion Macbook Pro and a Windows XP Lenovo Laptop, and they both behave the same way. I've downloaded Ubuntu as an .iso from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
I set up the virtual machine and everything looks great, but when it gets to boot time it just sits there with a black screen and blinking prompt. The file command on the iso says it's a bootable image, so I'm n
Answer
When you boot the Ubuntu CD, you will first see this screen:
Press Ctrl while you see this screen. You will then get the Ubuntu boot menu where you can choose a language and boot options.
Select your language, then press F6 for boot options. Use your arrow keys to select nomodeset so that an x appears next to it.
Then press Esc. Now, use your arrow keys to scroll down to Install Ubuntu, and press Return.
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