How do I choose boot priority if both devices are type hdd? =) VB output (vboxmanage showvminfo and showmedia) below.
I want to boot from ide-controller (0, 1) media for installing OS to ide-controller (0, 0) media. But VB doesnt boot from ide-controller (0, 1) if ide-controller (0, 0) was configured (media was attached). Bootmenu doesn't appear.
If I set emptydrive in ide-controller (0, 0), VM starting normally from ide-controller (0, 1).
VM starts in headless mode (vrde on).
So, i'm confused.
How can I set booting from ide-controller (0, 1) media?
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@:~/VirtualBox VMs/suse01$ sudo vboxmanage showvminfo suse01
Boot menu mode: menu only
Boot Device 1: HardDisk
Boot Device 2: HardDisk
Boot Device 3: HardDisk
Boot Device 4: Not Assigned
...
VM process priority: default
Storage Controller Name (0): ide-controller
Storage Controller Type (0): PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Bootable (0): on
Storage Controller Name (1): sata-controller
Storage Controller Type (1): IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (1): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (1): 30
Storage Controller Port Count (1): 30
Storage Controller Bootable (1): on
ide-controller (0, 0): /mnt/hdd1/home/ite/VirtualBox VMs/suse01/suse01.vdi (UUID: d77b48cc-013f-4519-9d67-4d61745400eb)
ide-controller (0, 1): /mnt/hdd1/home/ite/VirtualBox VMs/suse01/usm_img.vmdk (UUID: c8326862-4b2b-4612-8e94-6bb2cfbf5a8f)
ide-controller (1, 0): Empty
ide-controller (1, 1): Empty
sata-controller (0, 0): Empty
...
@:~/VirtualBox VMs/suse01$ sudo vboxmanage showmediuminfo disk d77b48cc-013f-4519-9d67-4d61745400eb
UUID: d77b48cc-013f-4519-9d67-4d61745400eb
Parent UUID: base
State: locked write
Type: normal (base)
Location: /mnt/hdd1/home/ite/VirtualBox VMs/suse01/suse01.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Format variant: dynamic default
Capacity: 500000 MBytes
Size on disk: 17044 MBytes
Encryption: disabled
Property: AllocationBlockSize=1048576
In use by VMs: emais01 (UUID: 0c95d8e7-8895-4a0f-ad58-83c95faa45c9)
@:~/VirtualBox VMs/suse01$ sudo vboxmanage showmediuminfo disk c8326862-4b2b-4612-8e94-6bb2cfbf5a8f
UUID: c8326862-4b2b-4612-8e94-6bb2cfbf5a8f
Parent UUID: base
State: locked write
Type: normal (base)
Location: /mnt/hdd1/home/ite/VirtualBox VMs/suse01/usm_img.vmdk
Storage format: VMDK
Format variant: fixed unknown
Capacity: 15384 MBytes
Size on disk: 15384 MBytes
Encryption: disabled
In use by VMs: emais01 (UUID: 0c95d8e7-8895-4a0f-ad58-83c95faa45c9)
@:~/VirtualBox VMs/suse01$ sudo vboxmanage --version
6.1.16_Ubuntur140961