Host disk full - now what. solved

[ago2guy]

setup:
Vbox: virtual box-2.2_2.2.2-46594_Ubuntu_jaunty_amd64.deb
Host: Ubuntu 9.04
Guest: Windows XP sp3
Guest additions: 2.2.2r46594

I think I ran the guest disk out of space while taking a snapshot

log:

VM: Raising runtime error 'DrvVD' (fFlags=0x0)
Console: VM runtime error: fatal=false, errorID=DrvVD message="VMDK: cannot write allocated data block in '/home/andrew/.VirtualBox/Machines/work/Snapshots/{ee7b3564-b611-46c8-9256-90c6a82c980a}.vmdk'"
PIIX3 ATA: Host disk full
VM: Raising runtime error 'DevATA_DISKFULL' (fFlags=0x0)
Console: VM runtime error: fatal=false, errorID=DevATA_DISKFULL message="Host system reported disk full. VM execution is suspended. You can resume after freeing some space"
Changing the VM state from 'RUNNING' to 'SUSPENDED'.


Now I can not get it to start to free space on the guest. Not sure what to do next.

any ideas? thanks

[Perryg]

The statement is saying the the host disk is full. Look at the host and see if you can free some space.

[ago2guy]

thanks, caught that after the post.

however on startup now its looking for the snapshot which I deleted


not sure how to recover from this. (the disk was full of and old image file that was sitting in the trash bin. thought I deleted it at the command line)

[ago2guy]

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Solved
looks like a way around the issue is to just create a new virtual and attach the old disk file. I am sure this is not the most elegant solution but it works.

Thanks all

[simka]

Had the same problem with Windows XP as a guest OS (and Ubuntu 10.10 as a host OS).

Tried to free some space by using "Try Ubuntu" option from Ubuntu installation CD. Managed to free more than 4 GBs. Newertheless, VM still doesn't boot with the same
error:

00:00:14.532 Console: VM runtime error: fatal=false, errorID=DevATA_DISKFULL message="Host system reported disk full. VM execution is suspended. You can resume after freeing some space"

Then tried to attach this disk to another guest VM with Windows XP on it and discovered some old files are still there and no track of the new files that i've just installed while the system was still in a running shape.

So tried to free some space from this VM. Then detached the disk and tried to start the system.

System managed to boot without any errors with 4Gigs of free space on the disk.

It works, i'm happy but there is something strange about it.

[mpack]

Tried to free some space by using "Try Ubuntu" option from Ubuntu installation CD. Managed to free more than 4 GBs.

That makes no sense to me. Why did you need to boot from a CD to delete files from the host?

The error message is simple: the VDI can't expand because the host disk is full. The solution is equally simple: delete junk from the host to make some free space (I mean a proper delete, i.e. empty your wastebasket too). Alternatively, add a 2nd hard drive, preferably a very big one, and relocate your VMs there.