Raw Partition Ubuntu Guest on Same Disk
Posted: 30. Apr 2013, 20:24
I am having problems trying to run a Ubuntu that is living in a raw partition of the same disk as the Windows 8 Host.
My system is configured as dual boot with Ubuntu 13.04 -- fresh recent install -- and the Windows 8 -- 2 months old and updated --.
I am using PowerShell as Administrator:
This results in partition 7 (the root Ubuntu partition) and partition 6 (swap).
Then I ran:
(Why Do I get the error on the 6 partition ????? isn't -relative required for this to work?? -- but it seams that it does not work on Windows hosts -- )
This created 2!! files, one "ubuntu_raw.vmdk" AND one "ubuntu_raw-pt.vmdk", and I bound one the first to the VM setting -- the other one gives an error.
Finally when I run the VM (starting the manager as Admin), it starts, GRUB2 load, I select Ubuntu, screen goes Blank, and Nothing happens.
Thanks for any help.
My system is configured as dual boot with Ubuntu 13.04 -- fresh recent install -- and the Windows 8 -- 2 months old and updated --.
I am using PowerShell as Administrator:
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cd 'C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox'
.\VBoxManage internalcommands listpartitions -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0
Then I ran:
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.\VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "D:\VMs\LeLinuxVM\ubuntu_raw.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions 7,6 -relative -register
# Error: "6 is not a command"
.\VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "D:\VMs\LeLinuxVM\ubuntu_raw.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions 7 -relative -register
# Error: -register
.\VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "D:\VMs\LeLinuxVM\ubuntu_raw.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions 7 -relative
# Error: -relative
.\VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "D:\VMs\LeLinuxVM\ubuntu_raw.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions 7,6
# Error: "6 is not a command"
.\VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "D:\VMs\LeLinuxVM\ubuntu_raw.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions 7
#SUCCESS
This created 2!! files, one "ubuntu_raw.vmdk" AND one "ubuntu_raw-pt.vmdk", and I bound one the first to the VM setting -- the other one gives an error.
Finally when I run the VM (starting the manager as Admin), it starts, GRUB2 load, I select Ubuntu, screen goes Blank, and Nothing happens.
Thanks for any help.