Folks,
a couple of questions... ;-)
1.) When will we get the "-relative" switch to the
VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename
`pwd`/rootdiskp1p2.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0p0 -partitions 1,2 -register
-relative
command?
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.6.0
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All rights reserved.
Usage: VBoxManage internalcommands <command> [command arguments]
Commands:
createrawvmdk -filename <filename> -rawdisk <diskname>
[-partitions <list of partition numbers> [-mbr <filename>] ]
[-register] [-relative]
Creates a new VMDK image which gives access to an entite host disk (if
the parameter -partitions is not specified) or some partitions of a
host disk. If access to individual partitions is granted, then the
parameter -mbr can be used to specify an alternative MBR to be used
(the partitioning information in the MBR file is ignored).
The diskname is on Linux e.g. /dev/sda, and on Windows e.g.
\\.\PhysicalDisk0).
On Linux host the parameter -relative causes a VMDK file to be created
which refers to individual partitions instead to the entire disk.
Optionally the created image can be immediately registered.
The necessary partition numbers can be queried with
VBoxManage internalcommands listpartitions
WARNING: This is a development tool and shall only be used to analyse
problems. It is completely unsupported and will change in
incompatible ways without warning.
Syntax error: Invalid parameter '-relative'
2.) Or, if I do not do the "-register", when will
VBoxManage registerimage disk `pwd`/rootdiskp1p2.vmdk -type immutable
be working?
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.6.0
(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
[!] FAILED calling hardDisk->SetType(HardDiskType::Immutable) at line 6384!
[!] Primary RC = 0x80004005
[!] Full error info present: true , basic error info present: true
[!] Result Code = 0x80004005
[!] Text = Currently, changing the type of VMDK hard disks is not allowed
[!] Component = HardDisk, Interface: IHardDisk,
{fd443ec1-000f-4f5b-9282-d72760a66916}
[!] Callee = IHardDisk, {fd443ec1-000f-4f5b-9282-d72760a66916}
3.) When will I be able to do that as standard user, and not as user root?
Background: I'd like to be able to USE the dual-boot Windows XP partition
NATIVELY inside VBox running under Solaris, so that I do not need to have
multiple WinXPs on the box...
Any tips, hints, ideas?
Matthias
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