VirtualBox 6.1.18: virtio-scsi export error => fixed in svn/6.1.x x>36

[Thomas Dreibholz]

I created a new VM with AHCI controller. Port 0: HDD, Port 1: CD-ROM (empty). Export to OVA works fine.

I changed the controller type from AHCI to VirtIO. After that, export fails:

Cannot handle medium attachment: storageBus is 8, channel is 0, device is 0.

Result Code: VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x80BB0009) Component: MachineWrap Interface: IMachine {85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

VBox of OK case (AHCI) and bad case (VirtIO) files are attached. The only difference is: < <StorageController name="VirtIO" type="VirtioSCSI" PortCount="30" useHostIOCache="false" Bootable="true"> ---

<StorageController name="VirtIO" type="AHCI" PortCount="30" useHostIOCache="false" Bootable="true" IDE0MasterEmulationPort="0" IDE0SlaveEmulationPort="1" IDE1MasterEmulationPort="2" IDE1SlaveEmulationPort="3">

[Thomas Dreibholz]

OK case VBox file

[Thomas Dreibholz]

Bad case VBox file

[Thomas Dreibholz]

Note, that it is possible to start the VM with VirtIO controller. It is just not possible to export it to OVA.

[Thomas Dreibholz]

This issue may be related to the VM start problem filed here: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/20213

[tstein]

This bug is still current and also affects version 6.1.34:

VBoxManage: error: Cannot handle medium attachment: storageBus is 8, channel is 0, device is 0
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x80bb0009), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "ExportTo(pAppliance, Bstr(pszAbsFilePath).raw(), pVSD.asOutParam())" at line 1786 of file VBoxManageAppliance.cpp

[paulson]

This has been addressed now and the fix will be available in the next maintenance release of VirtualBox 6.1.x.

[paulson]

VirtualBox 6.1.38 was released on September 2nd, 2022 and is available to download from: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads