From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A69E613838B for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:37:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 12C37E09A2; Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:37:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail142c7.megamailservers.com (mail111c7-2520.megamailservers.com [69.49.98.21]) (using TLSv1.1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E55E0E099B for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:37:17 +0000 (UTC) X-POP-User: admin@sys-concept.com X-VIP: 69.49.109.100 Received: from syscon7.localdomain (S01060050da7ae68c.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.90.13]) by mail142c7.megamailservers.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id s8B2bFcD001250 for ; Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:37:16 -0400 Received: by syscon7.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B231B200281; Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:37:22 -0600 (MDT) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:37:22 -0600 From: Joseph To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] clone XP-Virtual to a file Message-ID: <20140911023722.GA13917@syscon7> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A02020A.54110ADC.00CC,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-CTCH-VOD: Unknown X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-Score: 0.000 X-CTCH-Rules: X-CTCH-Flags: 0 X-CTCH-ScoreCust: 0.000 X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=2.1 cv=aZZYw3Yt c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:117 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:17 a=SDcUNfBxAAAA:8 a=BDKbP5mgAAAA:8 a=Unq3plm5DvEA:10 a=M1kyBYkWWGkA:10 a=b_Exc2iDDRIA:10 a=nDghuxUhq_wA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=I0wayYOV3_YU-mKzDWQA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 X-Archives-Salt: 601834bd-d9d4-49d2-bfca-6555822de9d3 X-Archives-Hash: ccd5f0de711485e751dca1cf45106661 How to close virtualbox machine (windows xp) to a file? I need to transfer it to another box. I made some notes but they are old so I'm not sure if they are applicable or there is an easier way. =========== 1) Shut down the virtual machine you would like to copy 2) In File > Virtual Media Manager, select the virtual machine disk image you would like to copy, and press the Release button 3) In a terminal window, issue following command (see virtualbox user manual): VBoxManage clonehd (complete-path)/directory/image1.vdi (complete_path)/directory/image2.vdi VBoxManage clonehd /home/thelma/.VirtualBox/HardDisk/xp-clinic.vdi /home/thelma/xp-clinic.vdi 4) In File > Virtualdiskmanager, add the new disk image you've created in step 3. 5) In the main virtualbox window, press the New button to create a new virtual machine, and link it to the new disk image you've created. To re-attache the vdi: Next we have to undo the Release we did before so that we can continue using our Virtual Machine. In VirtualBox main Window select the Virtual Machine (1) and press the Settings button (2). Go to Storage (3) IDE Controller (left window - empty); "right click" on "IDE Controller" and press the Add Hard Disk button (in the left window (4). Here select your initial .vdi file (5) and your Virtual Machine will be ok. ============ I've noticed there is a "Clone" menu. Do I use it and just tar.gz entire folder to a new machine? -- Joseph