Add HD from 'media/'

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DrYap
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Add HD from 'media/'

Post by DrYap »

I have successfully installed XP but now want to add an HD at "/media/ACER/". I have tried:
VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /home/andrew/ -rawdisk /media/ACER -register
But recieved an error:
File '/media/ACER' is no block device

Can I have some tips on how to add this drive to an existing Virtual Machine.
Thank for any help.
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Sasquatch
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Re: Add HD from 'media/'

Post by Sasquatch »

Read the manual and know the consequences of using RAW Disk Access. There is also a guide in the tutorials section for getting Windows through RAW disk in a VM on Linux.
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Martin
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Re: Add HD from 'media/'

Post by Martin »

The -rawdisk parameter needs the /dev/xxx devicename, not the /media/yyy mount point.
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