SOLVED - Move virtualbox disks from Windows7 to Ubuntu
Posted: 24. Jun 2011, 11:42
Hi all
I used to have a few virtualbox instances running in Windows7, I have since gotten so annoyed with Windows that I just backedup/copied everything off and installed Ubuntu without looking back.
I only now realise that I should perhaps have exported my virtualbox instances, because when I try and add them in on Ubuntu now, it just fails.
By clicking "Machine --> Add" and selecting the vbox instance, I get this error:
I'm guessing that "C:\Users\foamz\Downloads" is the location for my installation ISO.
This happens with all of my virtualbox instances.
From googling around a bit, it seems that this is the way to add instances back into virtualbox. I even tried cloning one instance and add that cloned instance, without any luck.
I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 64bit and Virtualbox 4.0.8 (not OSE)
Any help would be appreciated.
I used to have a few virtualbox instances running in Windows7, I have since gotten so annoyed with Windows that I just backedup/copied everything off and installed Ubuntu without looking back.
I only now realise that I should perhaps have exported my virtualbox instances, because when I try and add them in on Ubuntu now, it just fails.
By clicking "Machine --> Add" and selecting the vbox instance, I get this error:
Code: Select all
Failed to open virtual machine located in /media/2410117610115062/Users/foamz/VirtualBox VMs/TinyXP/TinyXP.vbox.
Shared folder path 'C:\Users\foamz\Downloads' is not absolute
Details:
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057)
Component:
SharedFolder
Interface:
ISharedFolder {8388da11-b559-4574-a5b7-2bd7acd5cef8}
Callee:
IVirtualBox {d2de270c-1d4b-4c9e-843f-bbb9b47269ff}
This happens with all of my virtualbox instances.
From googling around a bit, it seems that this is the way to add instances back into virtualbox. I even tried cloning one instance and add that cloned instance, without any luck.
I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 64bit and Virtualbox 4.0.8 (not OSE)
Any help would be appreciated.
