VirtualBox problem in F15

[David]

On 5/29/2011 11:11 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 00:17 -0400, David wrote:
>> On 5/28/2011 10:24 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>> 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?
> [...]
>> I did not say this correctly. I meant to rename or Move Virtualbox.xml,
>> the configuration file that is inside .Virtualbox. That 'resets' the GUI
>> to not see anything (the clean slate0 without deleting anything. The GUI
>> should look like it did before you created the VM. Now creating a new VM
>> should offer you to actually creat a new on or use and exsting one. You
>> chose the existing one.
> 
> That did it. Many thanks.


Glad to be of help.


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  David