VirtualBox problem in F15

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 18:48 -0400, David wrote:
> On 5/28/2011 6:22 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 17:16 -0400, David wrote:
> >> On 5/28/2011 5:02 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> >>> On 28/05/11 13:31, Steven Stern wrote:
> >>>> On 05/28/2011 10:12 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >>>>> On 05/28/2011 10:56 PM, Steven Stern wrote:
> >>>>>> Make sure your user account is in the vboxusers group or USB won't work.
> >>>>>> This was a change in the 4.x series on VirtualBox.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Doh!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hate when that happens....  Somehow I recall VBox giving a more
> >>>>> informative error message when you forgot one of the settings.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Ed
> >>>>>
> >>>> Also, for F15, you need to install the Extension Pack:
> >>>> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.8-71778.vbox-extpack
> >>>
> >>> Good idea, but it didn't help in my case.
> >>
> >>
> >> There are two steps to the Extension Pack.
> >>
> >> 1) install it in the VBox GUI
> >>
> >> 2) *Run it* in the VM.
> >>
> >> Did you do that too?
> > 
> > How do I run it in the VM if the VM won't start?
> 
> 
> Sorry I got here late and I have missed that part. 'Looks shamefully
> down at his feet'.
> 
> >From the GUI does > File > Virtual Media manager menu offer you the
> option to 'delete' the VM. *Careful here* because you *remove* the
> config listing (it says release (means disconnect) and then *remove*
> (means remove from listing from the config) and then *delete* the files
> to this you say *no*. A yes here would delete the VM.
> 
> Then you can add it back (might take a recreate with the option to use
> an existing VM') to the GUI 'Storage' section.
> 
> I had something similar to what you describe and this fixed it for me.
> 
> Good luck. Get back. Hopefully with a success! story.  :-) Hope I helped
> and willing to help more if needed.
> -- 
> 
>   David

OK, I tried releasing it and got:

        Failed to detach the hard disk (/home/poc/.VirtualBox/Win7.vdi)
        from the slot SATA Port 0 of the machine Win7.
        
        The machine is not mutable (state is Saved).
        
poc