Opened 15 years ago
Closed 15 years ago
#4951 closed defect (fixed)
VBoxGuestAdditions.iso not found after an upgrade. (Vbox refuses to continue with a saved image)
| Reported by: | ci-zephyurus | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 3.0.6 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
Host: Win/XP 32bit Guest: Debian/GNU Linux 32 bit VirtualBox: 3.0.6
I noticed the availability of 3.0.6 and saved a running image of linux 32 bit version, and also saved a running version of solaris10 (64 bit).
Please not that I have not shutdown the OS images, but rather simply quit the Vbox and let it save the current states.
After the upgrade, when I tried to run linux 32 bit version, Vbox reported that one of the CD/DVD images are no longer accessible and refused to restart the image.
When I checked, VBox was looking for VBoxGuestAddtions.iso. (Which I think is a natural. I mean all running instances will mount it implicitly.)
Now, I checked the windows C drive where VBox installed to see if I messed up the upgrade. Well, the iso image was right there.
C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
Then why VBox refused to continue with my saved image?
I scratched my head a few times, then I noticed the following.
VBox recorded the full pathname of the ISO file using partially DOS-style 8.3 name, thusly. c:\Program Files\Sun\XVMVIR~1\... The last part is omitted.
That is "VirtualBox" was recorded as old-fashined DOS 8.3 name, which I am afraid has changed to a different one during the upgrade.
So hoping to continue with the saved image, which contained rather up-to-date edit of a few files, I created "XVMVR~1" directory and copied the iso file there.
Voila, VBox now let me run / continue with my previously saved linux image.
My two cents worth for anyone troubled with a similar bug/problem/feature on Windows/XP host.
PS: Solaris 64 image could not be restarted any more, due to a strange kernel trap in 3.0.6 for now. What a pain. (see ticket # 4947 reported by someone else first.)
Actually this is a duplicate of #920 and I agree that this is very annoying. Regarding the guest additions image: After you installed the guest additions -- the menu point does not more than just mount the .iso image -- you can unmount that image.