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I am trying to run Ubuntu 17.04 on Oracle VirtualBox 5.1.26 from an image that I downloaded from the Ubuntu website.

I have seemingly successfully installed Ubuntu correctly, however Ubuntu runs, I see the operating system load normally up until Ubuntu is supposedly fully loaded and what is displayed is a screen of graphics that is terribly distorted.

Here's a screenshot of what is displayed inside the operating system:

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Within this screen, I can see the screen respond to my mouse movements, as if it does accept the input, but it's nothing that I can actually use.

Here is a screenshot of some of the settings I used for the Virtual Machine:

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I'm wondering if anybody has had this problem before and knows how to fix this issue.

Update

It should be noted that at the time that this question was asked, the operating system was not installed.

After using the suggested actions within the accepted answer, I was able to install Ubuntu normally. Afterwards, I need to perform this sequence of button combinations a few times while loading Ubuntu in order to run the operating system.

Sal
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  • @Henry WH Hack v2.1 - Thanks for that edit. For some reason I was not allowed to display the images that way. – Sal Aug 11 '17 at 16:07
  • This says turning off nested paging fixes this permanently. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1379062/comments/12 – defiant Apr 07 '18 at 12:26

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As memory serves me, switching TTY's should fix the problem.

To fix your video problem, hit the host_key + F1, followed by host_key + F7. It's a bug.

On some keyboards, you may have to host_key + fn + F1 and then host_key + fn + F7

Update #1:

Note: You may have to issue the complete quoted key sequences a second time to get the screen to correct itself.

heynnema
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  • When I try this method, the screen goes black and displays the blinking underline cursor symbol and accepts no input. When I restart the VM afterwards, the original distortion screen shows up again. – Sal Aug 11 '17 at 16:39
  • What is your host key? Do your functions keys require holding down a fn key at the same time? Do the sequence twice and see if that works. Once running properly, make sure to install Guest Additions. – heynnema Aug 11 '17 at 16:44
  • My host key is currently bound to Right-Ctrl. It seems that hitting host_key + F1 after that sequence that you suggested fixed the problem. – Sal Aug 11 '17 at 16:51
  • It might be worth changing your answer to add the host_key + F1 button combination to the end of the sequence that you suggested. – Sal Aug 11 '17 at 16:55
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@Sal, same thing happened to me.

All I did to fix it is press host_key+Fn+F1 once again.

abu_bua
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jimmyblow
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