--- On Sat, 5/28/11, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: VirtualBox problem in F15 > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 10:51 PM > 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). > > I had this problem too after updating to fc15 - discarding the saved machine state (menu option under "Machine") fixed it. It puts the machine in power-off state. Mike Heitmann -- 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
