On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 00:17 -0400, David wrote: > On 5/28/2011 10:24 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 21:09 -0400, David wrote: > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> Okay. This is a 'from past experiences guess' here. Not dangerous and > >> damages nothing. > >> > >> Rename/MV the .Virtualbax file to 'something' memorable. This is the > >> VDI > >> config file. I *think* that your install has a confusion with the ID > >> of > >> the VDI and what the VDI ID actually is. This .Virtualbox file will be > >> recreated when you start the VBox GUI (which should show nothing and > >> then you chose to make a new entry. Do the config and select 'existing > >> HD' and point to the VD (Win7.dvi?) that you want to use. > >> > >> That *should* fix this. :-) > > > > I'm willing to try it but I want to be clear about what you're saying. > > Do you mean move/rename the .VirtualBox directory or some file within > > it? [...] > I did not say this correctly. I meant to rename or Move Virtualbox.xml, > the configuration file that is inside .Virtualbox. That 'resets' the GUI > to not see anything (the clean slate0 without deleting anything. The GUI > should look like it did before you created the VM. Now creating a new VM > should offer you to actually creat a new on or use and exsting one. You > chose the existing one. That did it. Many thanks. 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
