Windows: 10
WSL: Ubuntu 18.04
Packer: 1.4.1
VBox: 6.0.8
Running from Packer from WSL, my Packer fails trying to use VBox because
the path is formed incorrectly by packer(?).
e.g.
My data is on my Windows drive E:\projects\tpa\packer.
Of course in WSL this is /mnt/e/projects/tpa/packer
But Packer sends the following to VBoxManage E:\mnt\e\projects\tpa\packer
e.g.
==> virtualbox-iso: Creating hard drive...
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stderr:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 Executing VBoxManage: []
string{"createhd", "--filename",
"output-virtualbox-iso/packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64.vdi", "--size", "40000",
"--format", "VDI", "--variant", "Standard"}
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stdout: Medium created. UUID
: dc435d75-7368-4a3b-8071-20a14766f2d9
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stderr: 0%...10%...20%...30
%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 Executing VBoxManage: []
string{"storagectl", "packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64", "--name", "IDE Controller"
, "--add", "ide"}
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stdout:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stderr:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 Executing VBoxManage: []
string{"storageattach", "packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64", "--storagectl", "IDE
Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "0", "--type", "hdd", "--medium",
"output-virtualbox-iso/packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64.vdi", "--nonrotational",
"off", "--discard", "off"}
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stdout:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stderr:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 Executing VBoxManage: []
string{"storageattach", "packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64", "--storagectl", "IDE
Controller", "--port", "0", "--device", "1", "--type", "dvddrive",
"--medium",
"/mnt/e/projects/tpa/packer/iso/ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso"}
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stdout:
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: 2019/06/24 22:43:15 stderr: VBoxManage.exe:
error: Could not get the storage format of the medium
'E:\mnt\e\projects\tpa\packer\iso\ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso' (
VERR_UNRESOLVED_ERROR)
==> virtualbox-iso: Error attaching ISO: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage.exe:
error: Could not get the storage format of the medium
'E:\mnt\e\projects\tpa\packer\iso\ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso' (
VERR_UNRESOLVED_ERROR)
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code
VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium,
callee IUnknown
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (
0x80bb0005), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee IUnknown
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: VBoxManage.exe: error: Context:
"OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(),
enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at
line 191 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage.exe: error: Context:
"OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(),
enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at
line 191 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp
2019/06/24 22:43:15 packer: VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid UUID or filename
"/mnt/e/projects/tpa/packer/iso/ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso"
==> virtualbox-iso: VBoxManage.exe: error: Invalid UUID or filename
"/mnt/e/projects/tpa/packer/iso/ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso"
2019/06/24 22:43:15 ui error: ==> virtualbox-iso: Error attaching ISO:
VBoxManage error: VBoxManage.exe: error: Could not get the storage format
of the medium
'E:\mnt\e\projects\tpa\packer\iso\ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso' (
VERR_UNRESOLVED_ERROR)
==> virtualbox-iso: Deregistering and deleting VM...
It need not prepend the E:\ or more correctly I guess removes the \mnt\e.
I have tried a windows shortcut and WSL symbolic link but no joy. Any
recommendations?
My Template:
"builders": [
{
"type": "virtualbox-iso",
"boot_command": [
"",
"",
"",
"/install/vmlinuz",
" auto",
" console-setup/ask_detect=false",
" console-setup/layoutcode=us",
" console-setup/modelcode=pc105",
" debconf/frontend=noninteractive",
" debian-installer=en_US",
" fb=false",
" initrd=/install/initrd.gz",
" kbd-chooser/method=us",
" keyboard-configuration/layout=USA",
" keyboard-configuration/variant=USA",
" locale=en_US",
" netcfg/get_domain=vm",
" netcfg/get_hostname=vagrant",
" grub-installer/bootdev=/dev/sda",
" noapic",
" preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg",
" -- ",
""
],
"boot_wait": "10s",
"disk_size": 40000,
"guest_os_type": "Ubuntu_64",
"headless": false,
"http_directory": "http",
"iso_urls": [
"iso/ubuntu-18.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso"
],
"iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
"iso_checksum":
"ea6ccb5b57813908c006f42f7ac8eaa4fc603883a2d07876cf9ed74610ba2f53",
"ssh_username": "vagrant",
"ssh_password": "vagrant",
"ssh_port": 22,
"ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
"shutdown_command": "echo 'vagrant'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
"guest_additions_path": "VBoxGuestAdditions_{{.Version}}.iso",
"virtualbox_version_file": ".vbox_version",
"guest_additions_url": "iso/VBoxGuestAdditions_{{.Version}}.iso"
,
"vm_name": "packer-ubuntu-18.04-amd64",
"vboxmanage": [
[
"modifyvm",
"{{.Name}}",
"--memory",
"2048"
],
[
"modifyvm",
"{{.Name}}",
"--cpus",
"1"
]
]
}
],
"provisioners": [{
"type": "shell",
"scripts": [
"scripts/init.sh",
"scripts/cleanup.sh"
]
}],
"post-processors": [{
"type": "vagrant",
"compression_level": "8",
"output": "ubuntu-18.04-{{.Provider}}.box"
}]
}
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