VBoxManage converfromraw stdin to a fixed image?

[haceat]

When I do:
#sudo dd if=/dev/sda count=1000000 | VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin myimage.vdi 512000000

It works fine but creates a dynamic image. If I add "--variant Fixed" then it quickly gives:

Creating fixed image with size 512000000 bytes (512MB)...
Error while creating the disk image "myimage.vdi": VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER

So the message shows that it tried to create a fixed rather than dynamic image, but it always gives this VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER message.

Is it possible to use convertfromraw stdin AND make a fixed image? If so, how?

Thanks.

[baf]

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sudo dd .... |VBoxManage convertfromraw   stdin outf 40000000  --variant Fixed

Seems to work for me. Exactly how do you call it and what your VBox Version?