This Open Source application is feature rich and boasts high performance, enabling you to run multiple guest operating systems that include Windows (NT 4.0. VirtualBox is a virtualization tool for both enterprise and home use, that allows you to create virtual machines. VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/Users/davidhallett/Windows XP.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)ĭoes anyone know what the error means? If that can be solved, maybe the commend line option would work without having to install anything else? dailygrooming Posts: 7 Joined: 5. Download Latest Version for Mac (143.35 MB) Advertisement. Using the quotes around the 'vdi file name' gives me:ĭavid-Halletts-iMac:~ davidhallett$ VBoxManage modifyhd 'Windows XP.vdi' -resize 18000 I can't increase the size on the command line because of the previously mentioned error. May 2012, 22:53 Primary OS: Mac OS X other VBox Version: OSE other Guest OSses: XP Pro Thanks! dailygrooming Posts: 7 Joined: 5. Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.1.14 Once you have fully downloaded Oracle (Sun) VirtualBox, install the Oracle (Sun. At the next page, select Mac OS X again to begin your download. Go to VirtualBox and download Oracle (Sun) VirtualBox for Mac OS X. VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component Medium, interface IMedium, callee nsISupportsĬontext: 'OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, AccessMode_ReadWrite, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())' at line 210 of file VBoxManageDisk.cppĭavid-Halletts-iMac:~ davidhallett$ VBoxManage modifyhd Windows XP.vdi -resize 18000 Download the latest version of Linux distro of your choice, from the official website, or any similar source. VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium '/Users/davidhallett/Windows_XP.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)

bash: Library/VirtualBox/HardDisks/: is a directoryĭavid-Halletts-iMac:~ davidhallett$ VBoxManage modifyhd Windows_XP.vdi -resize 18000 Using an underscore between Windows_XP.vdiĭavid-Halletts-iMac:~ davidhallett$ Library/VirtualBox/HardDisks/

I enabled the 64 bit kernel by entering the following command, then restarting. The vdi is called Windows XP.vdi (with a space between windows and xp). After installing, I immediately upgraded to OS X 10.6.8 by downloading Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to the host, transferring to the virtual machine and installing. It has been a while since I set this up, and in the attribute details I don't have anything showing under 'details' when I'm looking for 'dynamically allocated storage' but I'm sure that this was the case when set up.

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