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--- Begin Message ---Package: virtualbox Version: 4.3.14-dfsg-1 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? i tryed to install a vm out of an official vmware .ovf file but got errors. * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? see the output in the attachment * What was the outcome of this action? vm couldnt be imported * What outcome did you expect instead? vm would be imported and shown with $ vboxmanage list vms -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages virtualbox depends on: ii adduser 3.113+nmu3 ii dpkg 1.17.10 ii libc6 2.19-7 ii libcurl3 7.38.0-1 ii libdmtx-python [python] 20140917-1 ii libgcc1 1:4.9.1-13 ii libgsoap5 2.8.17-1 ii libpng12-0 1.2.50-1 ii libpython2.7 2.7.8-3 ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15-10 ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.1h-3 ii libstdc++6 4.9.1-13 ii libvncserver0 0.9.9+dfsg-5 ii libvpx1 1.3.0-2 ii libx11-6 2:1.6.2-2 ii libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-1 ii libxext6 2:1.3.2-1 ii libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3 ii libxmu6 2:1.1.2-1 ii libxt6 1:1.1.4-1 ii python 2.7.8-1 ii python2.7 2.7.8-3 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2 Versions of packages virtualbox recommends: ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 10.2.3-1 ii libqt4-opengl 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-2 ii libqtcore4 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-2 ii libqtgui4 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-2 ii virtualbox-dkms 4.3.14-dfsg-1 ii virtualbox-qt 4.3.14-dfsg-1 Versions of packages virtualbox suggests: ii vde2 2.3.2-4 ii virtualbox-guest-additions-iso 4.3.12-1 -- no debconf information$ wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/appliances/Nostalgia.ovf [...] $ vboxmanage import Nostalgia.ovf [...] #looks like the vmdk is missing... $ wget wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/appliances/Nostalgia-0.vmdk [...] $ vboxmanage import Nostalgia.ovf 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% Interpreting /tmp/Nostalgia.ovf... OK. Disks: disk1 107374080 11141120 http://www.vmware.com/specifications/vmdk.html#sparse Nostalgia-0.vmdk 6680576 -1 Virtual system 0: 0: Suggested OS type: "DOS" (change with "--vsys 0 --ostype <type>"; use "list ostypes" to list all possible values) 1: Suggested VM name "Nostalgia" (change with "--vsys 0 --vmname <name>") 2: Description "Nostalgia contains a great collection of ancient DOS Games, ready to play! Now you can begin to waste your time once again." (change with "--vsys 0 --description <desc>") 3: Number of CPUs: 1 (change with "--vsys 0 --cpus <n>") 4: Guest memory: 64 MB (change with "--vsys 0 --memory <MB>") 5: Network adapter: orig Network 1, config 2, extra type=Bridged 6: CD-ROM (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 6 --ignore") 7: IDE controller, type PIIX4 (disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 7 --ignore") 8: SCSI controller, type BusLogic (change with "--vsys 0 --unit 8 --scsitype {BusLogic|LsiLogic}"; disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 8 --ignore") 9: Hard disk image: source image=Nostalgia-0.vmdk, target path=/home/treaki/VirtualBox VMs/Nostalgia/Nostalgia-0.vmdk, controller=8;channel=0 (change target path with "--vsys 0 --unit 9 --disk path"; disable with "--vsys 0 --unit 9 --ignore") 0%... Progress state: VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR VBoxManage: error: Appliance import failed VBoxManage: error: Could not create the imported medium '/home/treaki/VirtualBox VMs/Nostalgia/Nostalgia-0.vmdk' (VERR_EOF) VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component Appliance, interface IAppliance VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleImportAppliance(HandlerArg*)" at line 779 of file VBoxManageAppliance.cpp
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--- Begin Message ---(cleaning up ancient bugs.) if this is still a issue, please reopen. (Reading the log, this seems to have been a corrupted ovf file, as the log indicates a "EOF" while importing.
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