id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 10596 cannot import the vdi from the old installation drookie "Cannot import the VDI image from the old installation. I'm even fully recreating the VM: VBoxManage createvm --name samtm --ostype Windows2008_64 --register VBoxManage modifyvm samtm --vrde on --bridgeadapter1 em0 --nictype1 82540EM --vram 32 --memory 1024 --audio none --nic1 bridged --acpi on VBoxManage storagectl samtm --name IDE0 --add sata --controller IntelAHCI VBoxManage storageattach samtm --storagectl IDE0 --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium /home/emz/.VirtualBox/disks/sam-tm.vdi Log says: VirtualBox (XP)COM Server 4.1.16_OSE r78094 freebsd.amd64 (May 24 2012 12:11:59) release log 00:00:00.000 main Log opened 2012-05-24T08:45:56.272448000Z 00:00:00.001 main OS Product: FreeBSD 00:00:00.001 main OS Release: 8.3-PRERELEASE 00:00:00.001 main OS Version: FreeBSD 8.3-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Apr 5 14:16:48 MSK 2012 emz@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ SAMARA 00:00:00.001 main OS Service Pack: FreeBSD 8.3-PRERELEASE #0: Thu Apr 5 14:16:48 MSK 2012 emz@:/usr/obj/usr/src /sys/SAMARA 00:00:00.001 main Executable: /usr/local/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC 00:00:00.001 main Process ID: 49347 00:00:00.001 main Package type: BSD_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE) 00:00:01.105 nspr-2 VDInit finished 00:00:02.852 nspr-3 ERROR [COM]: aRC=VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001) aIID={5eaa9319-62fc-4b0a-843c-0cb1940f8a91} aComponent={SessionMachine} aText={No storage device attached to device slot 0 on port 0 of controller 'IDE0'}, preserve =false 00:00:02.853 nspr-2 ERROR [COM]: aRC=VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001) aIID={c28be65f-1a8f-43b4-81f1-eb60cb516e66} aComponent={VirtualBox} aText={Could not find an open hard disk with location '/home/emz/.VirtualBox/disks/sam-tm.vdi'}, preserve=false 00:00:02.853 nspr-3 ERROR [COM]: aRC=VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001) aIID={5eaa9319-62fc-4b0a-843c-0cb1940f8a91} aComponent={SessionMachine} aText={No storage device attached to device slot 0 on port 0 of controller 'IDE0'}, preserve =false I tried to clone the VDI. doesn't help either." defect closed VMM VirtualBox 4.1.16 worksforme other other