I was forced to update from 1.5.6 to 1.6.2 recently because of system change from Suse 10.3 to Kubuntu 8.04 Linux distro.
Because of some problems with mouse/keyboard capturing in 1.6.2 I chose to clone the old images for the new version 1.6.2 with the command:
But this fails on one XP-image with the error:VBoxManage clonevdi /path/to/oldimage.vdi /path/to/newimage.vdi
Also I cannot import the vdi image in the manager for virtual media (same error).VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.6.2
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[!] FAILED calling virtualBox->OpenVirtualDiskImage(Bstr(argv[0]), vdi.asOutParam()) at line 3306!
[!] Primary RC = NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Operation failed
[!] Full error info present: true , basic error info present: true
[!] Result Code = NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Operation failed
[!] Text = Could not access hard disk image '/media/disk/vb/WindowsXP7/WindowsXP.vdi' (VERR_VDI_INVALID_HEADER)
[!] Component = HardDisk, Interface: IHardDisk, {fd443ec1-000f-4f5b-9282-d72760a66916}
[!] Callee = IVirtualBox, {2d3b9ea7-25f5-4f07-a8e1-7dd7e0dcf667}
Is there any workaround to convert old vdi images?
2nd problem is that in new version VB takes almost all cpu performance, staying at 75-80 % all the time even if the VM has nothing to do! This was not the case in 1.5.6 (Pentium M Laptop of the 1st generation, 1.6 GHz CPU)
Thanks for any hints.
AlGaN
PS: Ok, I have found the plcae to download the older 1.5.6 versions of VB, so I have a workaround for now. Nevertheless I'd look forward to a solution of my problems above. Thanks