Given:
Linux Mint 21.2 - host machine
Virtual Box 7.0 + Extenstion Pack
Bootable USB drive with Windows installation. This usb drive was formated on Windows machine.
I successfully mount USB on Linux Machine.
The list of files in bootable USB is smt like this:
\boot\
\efi\
\sources\
\support\
\System Volume Information
autorun.inf
bootmgr
bootmgr.efi
setup.exe
Size of all folders and files in this usb drive is about 10 GB.
I need on Linux host machine to make Windows Virtual machine from this USB drive.
Here VB's settings. On VM I enable USB
But when I try to run VM then raise error:
The VM failed to boot from USB
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The VM failed to boot from USB
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Re: The VM failed to boot from USB
I was found solution:
Make sure to enable EFI under the System tab in the VM's config.
Make sure to enable EFI under the System tab in the VM's config.
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Re: The VM failed to boot from USB
Yes, EFI can boot from a USB drive through a USB Filter. Legacy BIOS cannot boot from USB directly, though there is a trick using Raw Disk Access that can get around this limit in Legacy BIOS.