UUID to taste

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Atreyus
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UUID to taste

Post by Atreyus »

Hello everyone, I'll go straight to the point.

Since the web is very polluted by the UUID error, I came here to ask for something that cannot be found precisely on the conditions of the current web.

Is it possible to create a new W11 machine with custom harddisk UUID and mac address?

I really intend to put both the UUID and the mac address by hand...


Thanks in advance to everyone and have a nice weekend
scottgus1
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Re: UUID to taste

Post by scottgus1 »

Atreyus wrote:Since the web is very polluted by the UUID error, I came here to ask for something that cannot be found precisely on the conditions of the current web.
? Please explain this, I don't get it.
Atreyus wrote:custom harddisk UUID and mac address?
MAC address can be manually adjusted in the VM's network settings under Advanced.

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VBoxManage storageattach <uuid|vmname> --storagectl <name> --setuuid "uuid"
Modifies the UUID or parent UUID of a medium before attaching it to a VM.
(I've not tried this one and you may need to do some experiments and web-searching to get it right.)
Atreyus wrote:create a new W11 machine with custom harddisk UUID and mac address?
I really intend to put both the UUID and the mac address by hand...
Curious, why?
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