So, I've spent quite a while getting a VM installed only to find that I should have made it considerably larger. "No problem", I thought, I'll just add a new, larger vdi to the VM and use CarbonCopyCloner to clone the working system to a larger disk. CCC finished the clone OK but I can't convince VirtualBox to boot from it!
Is there some secret incantation I'm missing?
Host is 0SX 10.6.8, VM is 10.6.8.
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Re: vdi too small
Hmm, in the bug description, it says that efi gets fed: “-keepsyms=1 -v -serial=01”. Is it the serial parameter that forces it to boot from the first partition?
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Re: vdi too small
Maybe you don't need to go to the problem of CCC.
See viewtopic.php?f=24&t=50661
See viewtopic.php?f=24&t=50661
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I saw that but it seemed to be Windows/Linux related? AFAIK, gparted does not run on OS X.Perryg wrote:Maybe you don't need to go to the problem of CCC.
See viewtopic.php?f=24&t=50661
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Re: vdi too small
No, it is not.pvr4me wrote:Hmm, in the bug description, it says that efi gets fed: “-keepsyms=1 -v -serial=01”. Is it the serial parameter that forces it to boot from the first partition?
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OS X boots from first partition by default. You need to have io OS X present you with the available boot partitions, normally on real hardware by pressing Alt during booting.
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Re: vdi too small
On host in Terminal session
Better yet: read http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1533
I'll be! You cant use boot-args to phony-up Alt/Option key press.
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man nvramI'll be! You cant use boot-args to phony-up Alt/Option key press.
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Re: vdi too small
While you have the guest OSX running, System Preferences ---> StartUp Disk and select the other partition/drive
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That was the first thing I tried...ChipMcK wrote:While you have the guest OSX running, System Preferences ---> StartUp Disk and select the other partition/drive
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Re: vdi too small
Works on my dual-boot OS X virtual machines. Both partitions/drives need to be bootable.pvr4me wrote:That was the first thing I tried...
BTW, how can you tell which clone is active/booted?
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In the Finder, the boot volume is not ejectable.ChipMcK wrote:Works on my dual-boot OS X virtual machines. Both partitions/drives need to be bootable.pvr4me wrote:That was the first thing I tried...
BTW, how can you tell which clone is active/booted?
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Re: vdi too small
What about removing the small HD (VDI) and adding the large one from the VBox recipe? Like you would do in real life?pvr4me wrote:CCC finished the clone OK but I can't convince VirtualBox to boot from it!
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Re: vdi too small
And the volumes have different names?pvr4me wrote:In the Finder, the boot volume is not ejectable.
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Yes.ChipMcK wrote:And the volumes have different names?pvr4me wrote:In the Finder, the boot volume is not ejectable.
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Crap, I should have tried that! Eventually, I just blew away the VM and installed a new one from scratch.socratis wrote:What about removing the small HD (VDI) and adding the large one from the VBox recipe? Like you would do in real life?pvr4me wrote:CCC finished the clone OK but I can't convince VirtualBox to boot from it!
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