On Sun, 29 Dec 2019 10:21:38 -0500, you wrote: > As stated, I want to find out if VB is capable of producing an *.iso > file (that is bootable ) from a VB *.vdi virtual disk. > > The command I posted appears to do exactly that but I saw on google > that the *.iso referred to above is not an actual ISO as we normally > use the name .. i.e. a bootable file capable of installing a vm or an > OS on hardware.
In general, no, VirtualBox can't do that for you, although there might be exception for some operating systems. You have to look for a OS-dependent utility that is able to produce a Live-CD/DVD (.iso) image from a running OS. As said, you can export and import a harddisk image within the VB environment, but such an image is not the same as a Live-CD/DVD or install CD/DVD You might be able to use VboxManage to replicate a .vdi to a raw partition onto a physical hard disk and boot that from hardware, as long as the hardware is similar to the emulated VBox hardware. Such an image is not an .iso either. -- Regards, Kees Nuyt _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
