Change OS type after a machine is registered
Posted: 21. Jun 2018, 16:04
Hello,
I'm using the python API implementation to create a VM and later manipulate it.
After the machine is created using the followinw:
Then I run it, turn it off and then would like to change its OS type to Windows81_64.
I run the following:
After the code run I can see on VirtualBox GUI that the VM now has OS type of "Windows81_64", but it is only in the GUI. The machine itself loads with Windows 7 32 bits (and crushes, since I use a VDI file with Windows 8.1 64 bits). I can fix it only by changing the OS type from the GUI, and then start the machine again (from GUI or using API).
What am I doing wrong?
I'm using the python API implementation to create a VM and later manipulate it.
After the machine is created using the followinw:
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vbox = virtualbox.VirtualBox()
machine = vbox.create_machine('', 'some_name', [], 'Windows7', '')
session = virtualbox.Session()
vbox.register_machine(machine)
machine.lock_machine(session, LockType.write)
session.machine.add_storage_controller('something', StorageBus.sata)
session.machine.save_settings()
session.unlock_machine()
machine.launch_vm_process(session, 'gui', '')
I run the following:
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machine.lock_machine(session, LockType.write)
session.machine.os_type_id='Windows81_64'
session.machine.save_settings()
session.unlock_machine()
machine.laumch_vm_process(session, 'gui', '')
What am I doing wrong?