Export from Xen - Import in VirtualBox

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Filippi Christian
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Joined: 3. Feb 2010, 10:27
Primary OS: Debian Lenny
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: Debian, XP

Export from Xen - Import in VirtualBox

Post by Filippi Christian »

Hello :)
I'm trying to import a Debian Linux 64 VM from a Xen system, but i can't boot it. :shock:
I can see grub loading and working, then it lists the kernel and ramdisk and then i have a
black screen and cursor blinking. (Plus, Caps lock also blinking)
The only way to end it, is a machine shutdown.

Procedure:
In the running VM on Xen, i removed the package xe-guest-utilities/now
I also commented out the entries in fstab by uuid and restored by "xvaNN" prefix
to avoid problems. (After a reboot, the VM still works)
then i exported the VM in a ova file.
To avoid the error:
"Document labelled UTF-16 but has UTF-8 content" i unzip the ova file, obtaining the vhd
(Or directly exported vhd, same result)

In Virtualbox (6.1)
I create a new machine
Same RAM, and giving the vhd file as HardDrive
Virtualbox recognize it as mounted on a SATA controller,
so i added an Ide Hd, assigning my vhd, and then removed the link under sata
Following the suggetions founded at this link: http://www.stepit.co.za/wp/blog/2016/09 ... rtual-box/

To try, i downloaded the debian iso of the same release and i reinstalled grub without success.
before, i tried to use boot disk repairs but nothing change

Any idea?
What i'm missing? (other than knowledgeOo ?)

Thanks :D
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