VMDK error in Linux Mint Host + WinXP Guest

DDDDD · Post by **DDDDD** » 4. Jul 2007, 03:53

Need Help guys, what does this error mean?

root@dedi-laptop:/home/dedi# VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /home/dedi/Desktop/data.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/hda -partitions 5
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ERROR: VMDK: cannot go backwards for partitioning information in '/home/dedi/Desktop/data.vmdk'
Error code VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER at /home/vbox/vbox-HEAD/src/VBox/Devices/Storage/VmdkHDDCore.cpp(2116) in function int vmdkCreateImage(VMDKIMAGE*, const char*, VDIMAGETYPE, uint64_t, unsigned int, const char*, uint32_t, uint32_t, uint32_t)
Error while creating the raw disk VMDK: VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER

sphere · Post by **sphere** » 22. Jul 2007, 14:10

Same problem here with adding individual physical partitions, on a Windows host, however.