Fedora run virtually doesn't save any changes

[bobman321123]

When I run Fedora 64 on an Ubuntu (11.10) host machine (AMD phenom II x6, 3.2 ghz, 4gb of RAM) , the operating system saves no changes and boots from default every time... I'm running it on Virtualbox.
Help?

[haqking]

When I run Fedora 64 on an Ubuntu (11.10) host machine (AMD phenom II x6, 3.2 ghz, 4gb of RAM) , the operating system saves no changes and boots from default every time... I'm running it on Virtualbox.
Help?

is it installed, or have you left the Live CD/.iso setup with boot to CD-Rom first setup

[bobman321123]

Well, it's a live CD, but the live CD doesn't want to install because it doesn't recognize my graphics card, but I can't really fix the graphics card if I can't save any changes.
(p.s. the graphics card is an Nvidia something or other. Helpful I know)

[haqking]

Well, it's a live CD, but the live CD doesn't want to install because it doesn't recognize my graphics card, but I can't really fix the graphics card if I can't save any changes.
(p.s. the graphics card is an Nvidia something or other. Helpful I know)

you cant save changes to a live cd

You need to install it and then fix issues.

Choose a text installer instead of GUI.

or choose vga mode etc, i cant remember fedora options now

[bobman321123]

Is it not possible to install from a live Cd? That's how I installed Ubuntu.
Also, I'm not the most Linux skilled person out there (*cough*) BUT I'd really like to learn, so, how exactly would one do a text install of Fedora?

[haqking]

Is it not possible to install from a live Cd? That's how I installed Ubuntu.
Also, I'm not the most Linux skilled person out there (*cough*) BUT I'd really like to learn, so, how exactly would one do a text install of Fedora?

yes you can install from it, you asked about saving changes...you cant save changes to a Live CD.

You setup your VM boot to the live CD and then choose install

see here http://www.sysprobs.com/install-fedo...ions-fedora-15

[bobman321123]

Oh, the live CD doesn't display the "install" option because it can't launch Gnome because it doesn't recognise my graphics card.

[haqking]

Oh, the live CD doesn't display the "install" option because it can't launch Gnome because it doesn't recognise my graphics card.

im confused.

You are using a virtual machine, it wont see a Nvidia graphics card anyways, your VM virtualises an instance of it.

can you show me a screen dump of your VM settings (display) and a VM not working screen dump

[bobman321123]

Here is a screenshot of the display settings for the Fedora Virtual machine and a screenshot of the error message it gives me.

[haqking]

Here is a screenshot of the display settings for the Fedora Virtual machine and a screenshot of the error message it gives me.

ok so all you have is a 3d issue, that is not related to not installing or Nvidia. You need to enable 3d from your display settings however, i doubt you need 128MB either.

So i dont see anything from preventing you from installing though ?

Follow the guide as i posed above.

Either way for Live or Install your VM needs 3D enabled