VirtualBox problem in F15

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 21:09 -0400, David wrote:
> > 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
> > 
> 
> 
> Okay. This is a 'from past experiences guess' here. Not dangerous and
> damages nothing.
> 
> Rename/MV the .Virtualbax file to 'something' memorable. This is the
> VDI
> config file. I *think* that your install has a confusion with the ID
> of
> the VDI and what the VDI ID actually is. This .Virtualbox file will be
> recreated when you start the VBox GUI (which should show nothing and
> then you chose to make a new entry. Do the config and select 'existing
> HD' and point to the VD (Win7.dvi?) that you want to use.
> 
> That *should* fix this. :-)

I'm willing to try it but I want to be clear about what you're saying.
Do you mean move/rename the .VirtualBox directory or some file within
it?

poc