Crash on boot in VirtualPC 6.1.1

[David Chisnall]

>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to test Core 2 Test 2 in VirtualPC 6.1.1 (on the Mac), but
>> it crashes on boot.  GRUB runs fine, and the boot process gets as far
>> as saying:
>>
>> Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
>>
>> Then it crashes with an unrecoverable processor error.  I can boot the
>> install CD fine in rescue mode, and Core 1 runs just fine.  The
>> emulated system is a Pentium II.
>>
>> David
>
> This is most likely a problem with VPC... maybe try fiddling with some
> settings if possible?

I've tried changing most of the setting already (including running it 
in the slow mode designed for self-modifying code).  It makes no 
difference.  As I said, the install CD boots fine, and includes the 
same version of the kernel, so I assume that the problem results from 
some extra settings or modules loaded with the installed kernel 
(perhaps something not P2 compatible?)  Can anyone suggest what this 
might be?