Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:52:24 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: vbox error trying to create a raw disk file Message-ID: <4CDB8498.4020203@FreeBSD.org>
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I was following the instructions here: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#rawdisk And I got the following error: VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename WindowsXP.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/ad0 -partitions 1,5 Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.10_OSE (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. ERROR: VMDK: could not open raw partition file '/dev/ad0' Error code VERR_ACCESS_DENIED at /home/tmp/home/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.10_OSE/src/VBox/Devices/Storage/VmdkHDDCore.cpp(3661) in function int vmdkCreateRawImage(VMDKIMAGE*, VBOXHDDRAW*, uint64_t) Error while creating the raw disk VMDK: VERR_ACCESS_DENIED The raw disk vmdk file was not created Any suggestions? -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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