On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 18:48 -0400, David wrote: > On 5/28/2011 6:22 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 17:16 -0400, David wrote: > >> On 5/28/2011 5:02 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >>> On 28/05/11 13:31, Steven Stern wrote: > >>>> On 05/28/2011 10:12 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>>>> On 05/28/2011 10:56 PM, Steven Stern wrote: > >>>>>> Make sure your user account is in the vboxusers group or USB won't work. > >>>>>> This was a change in the 4.x series on VirtualBox. > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Doh! > >>>>> > >>>>> I hate when that happens.... Somehow I recall VBox giving a more > >>>>> informative error message when you forgot one of the settings. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Ed > >>>>> > >>>> Also, for F15, you need to install the Extension Pack: > >>>> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.8-71778.vbox-extpack > >>> > >>> Good idea, but it didn't help in my case. > >> > >> > >> There are two steps to the Extension Pack. > >> > >> 1) install it in the VBox GUI > >> > >> 2) *Run it* in the VM. > >> > >> Did you do that too? > > > > How do I run it in the VM if the VM won't start? > > > Sorry I got here late and I have missed that part. 'Looks shamefully > down at his feet'. > > >From the GUI does > File > Virtual Media manager menu offer you the > option to 'delete' the VM. *Careful here* because you *remove* the > config listing (it says release (means disconnect) and then *remove* > (means remove from listing from the config) and then *delete* the files > to this you say *no*. A yes here would delete the VM. > > Then you can add it back (might take a recreate with the option to use > an existing VM') to the GUI 'Storage' section. > > I had something similar to what you describe and this fixed it for me. > > Good luck. Get back. Hopefully with a success! story. :-) Hope I helped > and willing to help more if needed. > -- > > David OK, I tried releasing it and got: Failed to detach the hard disk (/home/poc/.VirtualBox/Win7.vdi) from the slot SATA Port 0 of the machine Win7. The machine is not mutable (state is Saved). poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
