VirtualBox problem in F15

[Mike Heitmann]

--- On Sat, 5/28/11, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: VirtualBox problem in F15
> To: users at lists.fedoraproject.org
> Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 10:51 PM
> 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).
>         
> 

I had this problem too after updating to fc15 - discarding the saved machine state (menu option under "Machine") fixed it. It puts the machine in power-off state.

Mike Heitmann