Running Mageia 2 alpha 3, on Virtual Box (Vbox installed from source code, Orcale Version 4.18r75467)
The install went well with the exeption that encrypted root partition seemed impossible as a setup, do not know if you support LUKS encrypted root/swap/home with /boot normal (that is without the use of LVM).
I proceeded therefore to the install of Mageia alpha with default value on the virutal machine. On this machine, with the same setting, on another virtual disk, I have running also Mageia 1, flawlessly up to now.
The M2A3 did start well up to the login, then hung, black screen. After a reset it did come to the kdm login, loged in fine. I was able to perform updates, connect to the internet, the only error noted was that starting Kontakt did not start kmail, apparently kmail did not install during setup??
So I decided to shutdown and investigate when I would have more time. Since then I cannot login. The start runs well with one error message that is (as far as I can capture):
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starting volatile files and directory: failed, see systemctl status system.d temp files.........
Shortly afterwards the system goes into black screen. I do get no error message on the terminal prior to it.
Reproducible always. This is a stable and apparently unrecoverable error. I tried to setup with "other Linux" instead of Mandriva, thought it might be a setup issue. but this give exactly the same result.
I then proceeded and deactivated 3D support. The machine boots flawlessly.
I decided to change the guest additions to the ones delivered by Oracle. During install you get the warning:
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WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into /etc/modprobe.d/.
You can then restart and.........black screen. So funny, I decided to try. I did reactivate now 3D support. Now after two error messages
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udisk daemon and login service failed
.......it starts X with:
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cannot open control kit session. Unable to open session. Activation of xorg free desktop........
.(and then you cannot read it because it is over screen width.
You click on a big big OK button and the boot goes through to a working kde desktop. No sound though.
So I tried to do now a regular shutdown again from here. I restarted the machine. The only error message I get now is the already mentioned
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starting volatile files and directory: failed, see systemctl status system.d temp files.........
. The system starts now with regularity. Sound works.
Settings of virtualbox:Installation Linux, Flavor: Mandriva
Base Memory 3200 MB, 4CPU
Acceleration: VT-x/AMD-V, Paginazione nested, PAE/NX
Video 128 MB with 3D activated
remote desktop non active
Sound: PulseAudio
Controller: ICH AC97
Virtual Box additions: installed corresponding Oracle Version 4.18r75467
USB 2.0 activated
Hope that helps in any way.