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installing VM on OS X Yosemite fails

Posted: 28. Nov 2014, 21:22
by jon lazarini
Hi,

I have installed virtualbox but it seems I cannot boot my VM Windows7 as I have the following error:

Failed to open the optical disk file /Users/username/VirtualBox VMs/Windows 7/Windows7.dmg.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/Users/username/VirtualBox VMs/Windows 7/Windows7.dmg' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: Medium
Interface: IMedium {05f2bbb6-a3a6-4fb9-9b49-6d0dda7142ac}
Callee: IVirtualBox {fafa4e17-1ee2-4905-a10e-fe7c18bf5554}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)

Your help will be really appreciated,
Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Many thanks,
Jon

Re: installing VM on OS X Yosemite fails

Posted: 28. Nov 2014, 22:06
by loukingjr
What is your Windows7.dmg supposed to be? To install Windows 7 as a guest you need the Windows 7 install DVD or the equivalent .iso file.

Re: installing VM on OS X Yosemite fails

Posted: 9. Dec 2014, 21:23
by jon lazarini
This is now working,
Thank you very much.

Re: installing VM on OS X Yosemite fails

Posted: 9. Dec 2014, 21:39
by loukingjr
welcome.