[vbox-dev] vbox-dev Digest, Vol 67, Issue 8

Klaus Espenlaub klaus.espenlaub at oracle.com
Fri May 11 10:17:01 GMT 2012 

On 10.05.2012 21:25, Ken Ulrich wrote:
> I never said anything about a VMX file format, I was talking about VMC
> file Format, which was the Sun Virtualbox default hard drive
> configuration, or at least when Sun company had it. I know VMX and VMDK
> is for VMWare, and that they were/is still compatible with Virtualbox.
>
> VMC is the file format, which the only virtual program that supports
> that now is the Microsoft Virtual PC, but the older version of
> Virtualbox, that I still have by the way, supports the VMC file.

VMC was never ever supported by VirtualBox, so no one will be able to 
follow what you're talking about. Until VirtualBox 3.2 VM configs had a 
.xml extension, and since 4.0 they have a .vbox extension.

The only time we dropped support for old VM configs was in VirtualBox 
3.2 - it supports configs created by VirtualBox 2.0 and later. If you 
have some really ancient VM configs you need to temporarily install 
VirtualBox 2.0, and just start the GUI. This will convert the VM configs 
to the 2.0 format, which is accepted by all recent VirtualBox versions. 
Then you can upgrade again...

Klaus



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>  > From: vbox-dev-request at virtualbox.org
>  > Subject: vbox-dev Digest, Vol 67, Issue 8
>  > To: vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:02 -0700
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>  > 1. Re: Question regarding the Virtual Drive Programming
>  > (Frank Mehnert)
>  > 2. Re: USB in SVN not working (Frank Mehnert)
>  > 3. Re: USB in SVN not working (Perry Halbert)
>  > 4. Re: USB in SVN not working (Perry Halbert)
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>  >
>  > Message: 1
>  > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:07:24 +0200
>  > From: Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>
>  > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] Question regarding the Virtual Drive
>  > Programming
>  > To: vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > Message-ID: <201205101707.24894.frank.mehnert at oracle.com>
>  > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>  >
>  > Ken,
>  >
>  > On Wednesday 09 May 2012 20:09:09 Ken Ulrich wrote:
>  > > I am trying to get a .vmc file to work with Virtualbox, but come to
> find
>  > > out, Virtualbox no longer supports .vmx format.
>  > >
>  > > I am wondering why this format is no longer supported and can it be put
>  > > back into the program?
>  > >
>  > > I am use to Sun, because at least they had the .vmc format.
>  >
>  > VirtualBox never supported .vmx files. A .vmx file is the description
>  > for VMware virtual machines. But VirtualBox supports .vmdk files. A
>  > .vmdk file is the container format for virtual hard disk files used
>  > by VMware. You can simply attach .vmdk files to a VirtualBox VM, just
>  > open the harddisk from the VM settions.
>  >
>  > Probably the same for .vmc files versus .vhd: The former is the
>  > VirtualPC virtual machine file, the latter the format of the virtual
>  > hard disk used by VirtualPC. VirtualBox supports the latter, not the
>  > former.
>  >
>  > Kind regards,
>  >
>  > Frank
>  > --
>  > Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert
>  > Senior Manager Software Development Desktop Virtualization, VirtualBox
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>  > Message: 2
>  > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:19:59 +0200
>  > From: Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>
>  > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] USB in SVN not working
>  > To: vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > Message-ID: <201205101719.59279.frank.mehnert at oracle.com>
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>  >
>  > Hi Perry,
>  >
>  > On Friday 04 May 2012 02:40:36 Perry Halbert wrote:
>  > > SVN build = 4.1.51_OSEr41127
>  > > ExtPak = 4.1.51r77491
>  > >
>  > > Trying to mount a USB device (after the guest is already running) error
>  > > says the virtual machine is not powered up.
>  > >
>  > > E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)
>  > >
>  > > [...]
>  > >
>  > > User is in vboxusers group (verfied)
>  >
>  > I have no idea. This works here and we didn't change any access mechanism
>  > thing in the code.
>  >
>  > Could you check again if something changes if you use a more recent
> ExtPack?
>  >
>  >
> http://www.virtualbox.org/download/testcase/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.51-77890.vbox-extpack
>  >
>  > Kind regards,
>  >
>  > Frank
>  > --
>  > Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert
>  > Senior Manager Software Development Desktop Virtualization, VirtualBox
>  > ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Werkstr. 24 | 71384 Weinstadt, Germany
>  >
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>  >
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>  > Message: 3
>  > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:57 -0500
>  > From: Perry Halbert <phalbert at cox.net>
>  > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] USB in SVN not working
>  > To: vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > Message-ID: <4FABEE6D.6060303 at cox.net>
>  > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>  >
>  > Same thing. See additional information..
>  >
>  >
>  > Version = 4.1.51_OSEr41221
>  >
>  > id = 1005(vboxusers)
>  > I removed VirtualBox & the vboxusers group and logged out. Installed
>  > VirtualBox and it created the vboxusers group again (it was 1001 and now
>  > 1005) & added my login to the group and rebooted.
>  >
>  > list extpacks = Extension Packs: 1
>  > Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
>  > Version: 4.1.51
>  > Revision: 77890
>  > Edition:
>  > Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with
>  > E1000 support.
>  > VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
>  > Usable: true
>  > Why unusable:
>  >
>  >
>  > Try to enable inside the working guest:
>  >
>  > Failed to attach the USB device Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 [0200] to the
>  > virtual machine Debian-Buildbox.
>  >
>  > The virtual machine is not powered up.
>  >
>  > Result Code: E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)
>  > Component: Console
>  > Interface: IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c913317bb}
>  >
>  > I will try to go back a few builds and see where it start to work again,
>  > but it is not working now and the funny thing is the report of the
>  > machine not powered up when trying to enable the device in the running
>  > guest.
>  >
>  >
>  > On 05/10/2012 10:19 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote:
>  > > Hi Perry,
>  > >
>  > > On Friday 04 May 2012 02:40:36 Perry Halbert wrote:
>  > >> SVN build = 4.1.51_OSEr41127
>  > >> ExtPak = 4.1.51r77491
>  > >>
>  > >> Trying to mount a USB device (after the guest is already running)
> error
>  > >> says the virtual machine is not powered up.
>  > >>
>  > >> E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)
>  > >>
>  > >> [...]
>  > >>
>  > >> User is in vboxusers group (verfied)
>  > > I have no idea. This works here and we didn't change any access
> mechanism
>  > > thing in the code.
>  > >
>  > > Could you check again if something changes if you use a more recent
> ExtPack?
>  > >
>  > >
> http://www.virtualbox.org/download/testcase/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.51-77890.vbox-extpack
>  > >
>  > > Kind regards,
>  > >
>  > > Frank
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > _______________________________________________
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>  >
>  > Message: 4
>  > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:40:40 -0500
>  > From: Perry Halbert <phalbert at cox.net>
>  > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] USB in SVN not working
>  > To: vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > Message-ID: <4FABEF88.8000208 at cox.net>
>  > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>  >
>  > Oh and to be clear this happens on two different machines so something
>  > is afoot.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On 05/10/2012 11:35 AM, Perry Halbert wrote:
>  > > Same thing. See additional information..
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Version = 4.1.51_OSEr41221
>  > >
>  > > id = 1005(vboxusers)
>  > > I removed VirtualBox & the vboxusers group and logged out. Installed
>  > > VirtualBox and it created the vboxusers group again (it was 1001 and
>  > > now 1005) & added my login to the group and rebooted.
>  > >
>  > > list extpacks = Extension Packs: 1
>  > > Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
>  > > Version: 4.1.51
>  > > Revision: 77890
>  > > Edition:
>  > > Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with
>  > > E1000 support.
>  > > VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
>  > > Usable: true
>  > > Why unusable:
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Try to enable inside the working guest:
>  > >
>  > > Failed to attach the USB device Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 [0200] to
>  > > the virtual machine Debian-Buildbox.
>  > >
>  > > The virtual machine is not powered up.
>  > >
>  > > Result Code: E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)
>  > > Component: Console
>  > > Interface: IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c913317bb}
>  > >
>  > > I will try to go back a few builds and see where it start to work
>  > > again, but it is not working now and the funny thing is the report of
>  > > the machine not powered up when trying to enable the device in the
>  > > running guest.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On 05/10/2012 10:19 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote:
>  > >> Hi Perry,
>  > >>
>  > >> On Friday 04 May 2012 02:40:36 Perry Halbert wrote:
>  > >>> SVN build = 4.1.51_OSEr41127
>  > >>> ExtPak = 4.1.51r77491
>  > >>>
>  > >>> Trying to mount a USB device (after the guest is already running)
> error
>  > >>> says the virtual machine is not powered up.
>  > >>>
>  > >>> E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)
>  > >>>
>  > >>> [...]
>  > >>>
>  > >>> User is in vboxusers group (verfied)
>  > >> I have no idea. This works here and we didn't change any access
> mechanism
>  > >> thing in the code.
>  > >>
>  > >> Could you check again if something changes if you use a more
> recent ExtPack?
>  > >>
>  > >>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/download/testcase/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.51-77890.vbox-extpack
>  > >>
>  > >> Kind regards,
>  > >>
>  > >> Frank
>  > >>
>  > >>
>  > >> _______________________________________________
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>  > >> vbox-dev at virtualbox.org
>  > >> https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
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