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Virtualbox broke my clean F17 install :(

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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – Hi, I'm a new old Linux user (used Linux long time ago and now comes back to it !). I installed very easily F17 on my Macbook air (all hardware fully supported and working out of the box :dance: Then I started to install additional softwares I needed including VirtualBox as I need Windows for few boring softwares existing only on it ! I installed Virtualbox easily downloading the RPM from Oracle, started it, imported my Windows system in it, everything goes fine. Then I wanted to restart system and then it was the end :( When system restarted, after Fedora logo filled, and when it's suppo (HowTos)

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Submitted by leex on 11/05/2012 – Made popular on 11/05/2012

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