Switching From VMWare To VirtualBox: .vmdk To .vdi Using Qemu + VdiTool
This tech tip describes how to switch to VirtualBox if you already have a VMWare virtual machine that you use by showing how to convert a VMWare virtual machine into one that will work on VirtualBox.
Hi
Problem changed.
I've got a message showing on the screen which says
Guest has not initialized the display (yet)
Any how I can fix this?
Thanks Jack (4 Replies)
Heyas
So, i like doing custom a LiveImage of my OS.
Using Redhats kickstart/livecd-creator method.
Anyway, so i would like to test the liveimages...
AND also, i WOULD like to install FreeBSD, Solaris, or whatever, onto a Virtual Machine.
I used to use Oracles Virtualbox, but eversince... (3 Replies)
I created a vdmk image from a system that was having hardware issues using:
(How to create a Virtualbox image from a physical partition by one command)
sudo dd if=/dev/sda | VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin MyLinuxImage.vmdk 120034123776 --format VMDK
the next thing I did was install VM... (0 Replies)
Sir I am trying to install UnixWare7.1.4 on vmware workstation9, virtualbox and I am getting the following error
FATAL BOOT ERROR: decompression failed
For installing SCO Unixware7.1.4 I have created virtual harddisk of size 18GB, 1024 RAM, 64bit video memory, chosen unixware7.1.4... (1 Reply)
Hi, I got:
host machine: RedHat (RHEL6)
virtual machine: RedHat (RHEL6)
I run (on host machine):
qemu-system-x86_64 ...... -S -s
after that i run (on host machine):
gdb
target remote localhost:1234
set architecture i386:x86-64
and then i can use (on host machine) 'ctrl + c' to... (2 Replies)
hello all,
I have been trying to boot an image (.IMG) using qemu, for quite some time now and i can't seem to get it to work. I've been able to boot from the Windows XP CD, the Debian iso image, etc, so I know qemu is configured properly and is working. But when it come to booting an image that I... (34 Replies)
hi i got a virtual linux machine running on qemu
my problem is connecting it to the internet
im a bit confused weather i have to make a virtual network card in qemu
and than tun tap it?
can anyone thats done it before help me out? (1 Reply)
VIRT-CONVERT(1) Virtual Machine Install Tools VIRT-CONVERT(1)NAME
virt-convert - convert virtual machines between formats
SYNOPSIS
virt-convert [OPTION]... INPUT.VMX|INPUT-DIR [OUTPUT.XML|OUTPUT-DIR]
DESCRIPTION
virt-convert is a command line tool for converting virtual machines from one format to another. Pass in either a VM definition file (such
as VMWare vmx format) or a directory containing a VM. By default, a new VM definition file, and converted disk images, will be placed in a
new output directory.
If an output directory is specified, it will be created if necessary, and the output VM definition placed within, along with any disk
images as needed.
If an output VM definition file is specified, it will be created alongside any disks in the same directory.
OPTIONS
Any of the options can be omitted, in which case virt-convert will use defaults when required. An input VM definition or containing
directory must be provided. By default, an output directory is generated based upon the name of the VM. The default input format is VMWare
vmx, and the default output format is a libvirt "image" XML definition (see virt-image(5)).
-h, --help
Show the help message and exit
Conversion Options
-i format
Input format. Currently, "vmx", "virt-image", and "ovf" are supported.
-o format
Output format. Currently, "vmx" and "virt-image" are supported.
-D format
Output disk format, or "none" if no conversion should be performed. See qemu-img(1).
Virtualization Type options
Options to override the default virtualization type choices.
-v, --hvm Create a fully virtualized guest image
Convert machine to a hvm/qemu based image (this is the default if paravirt is not specified)
-p, --paravirt Create a paravirtualized guest image
Convert machine to a paravirt xen based image
General Options
General configuration parameters that apply to all types of guest installs.
-a ARCH, --arch=ARCH
Architecture of the virtual machine (i686, x86_64, ppc). Defaults to that of the host machine.
--os-type=OS_TYPE
Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system (ex. 'linux', 'windows'). This will attempt to pick the most suitable
ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported mouse drivers, virtio, and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. See
virt-install(1) for valid values.
--os-variant=OS_VARIANT
Further optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system variant (ex. 'fedora8', 'winxp'). This parameter is optional,
and does not require an "--os-type" to be specified. See virt-install(1) for valid values.
--noapic
Override the OS type / variant to disables the APIC setting for fully virtualized guest.
--noacpi
Override the OS type / variant to disables the ACPI setting for fully virtualized guest.
Miscellaneous Options
-q, --quiet
Avoid verbose output.
-d, --debug
Print debugging information
EXAMPLES
Convert a paravirt guest from "image.vmx":
# virt-convert --arch=i686 --paravirt image.vmx
Convert a 64-bit hvm guest:
# virt-convert --arch=x86_64 vmx-appliance/ hvm-appliance/
AUTHOR
Written by Joey Boggs and John Levon
See the AUTHORS file in the source distribution for the complete list of credits.
BUGS
Please see http://virt-manager.org/page/BugReporting
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms
of the GNU General Public License "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html". There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO virt-image(5), the project website "http://virt-manager.org"
2009-12-01 VIRT-CONVERT(1)