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migrating VDI from VirtualBox-1.4.0 to VirtualBox-2.2.4

Posted: 22. Jun 2009, 23:29
by joseph85750
I'm running VirtualBox 1.4.0 on Suse 10.2, with WinXP guests, all 32bit.
I've built a new CentOS 5.3 system running VirtualBox 2.2.4, all 64bit.

When I copy the VDI file from the old host to the new host, and add it, the screen 'bluescreens' quickly then disappears when I try to start the WinXP guest-- returning me to a XP boot menu where I can try to boot XP in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, etc. all of which return the blue screen.

Is this a result of trying to copy from 32bit to 64bit? Or are the versions too far apart? A VBoxManage command needed to convert/migrate/update?

Re: migrating VDI from VirtualBox-1.4.0 to VirtualBox-2.2.4

Posted: 22. Jun 2009, 23:50
by baf
Try changing ide controller type in virtualbox the default has changed.
Now its PIIX4 previously it was PIIX3.

Re: migrating VDI from VirtualBox-1.4.0 to VirtualBox-2.2.4

Posted: 23. Jun 2009, 17:54
by joseph85750
Thanks for the help! That fixed the problem!