Comments on: Boot your USB Drive in VirtualBox http://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/ Bharat Balegere 's Unique Tech Tips Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sagarhttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4669 Sagar Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:36:37 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4669 Superb! Tested and works with VirtualBox 4.1.2 on Win7 x64 as a host. Booting a 32Gb Transcend JF V60 which was made bootable with Diablerie's Ultimate Suite... Superb! Tested and works with VirtualBox 4.1.2 on Win7 x64 as a host. Booting a 32Gb Transcend JF V60 which was made bootable with Diablerie’s Ultimate Suite…

]]> By: Anthonyhttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4621 Anthony Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:19:40 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4621 It appears that you need to run virtualbox as admin (sudo) to access raw disks: http : // luckyviplav.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/windows-7-on-mac-os-x-through-virtual-box/ See the comments by Marcos Vives. Cheers, ak. It appears that you need to run virtualbox as admin (sudo) to access raw disks:
http : // luckyviplav.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/windows-7-on-mac-os-x-through-virtual-box/

See the comments by Marcos Vives.

Cheers,
ak.

]]> By: Chrishttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4618 Chris Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:57:20 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4618 DOES NOT WORK! VB says the file is inaccessible. However, the CLI program claims to have succeeded in creating the USB.vmdk. and i checked. so why say its not accessible??? any answers? DOES NOT WORK!

VB says the file is inaccessible. However, the CLI program claims to have succeeded in creating the USB.vmdk. and i checked. so why say its not accessible??? any answers?

]]> By: dilli ram poudelhttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4605 dilli ram poudel Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:21:32 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4605 it is a good tutorial. but in both the cases ie to create usb.vmdk and load it as hard disk in new machine, the cmd.exe and virtualbox must be run with administrator rights. this was the mistake i did at first. it is a good tutorial. but in both the cases ie to create usb.vmdk and load it as hard disk in new machine, the cmd.exe and virtualbox must be run with administrator rights. this was the mistake i did at first.

]]> By: stukhttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4576 stuk Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:13:52 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4576 Works on windowsxp. I try install ubuntu 11.10. Thanks Works on windowsxp. I try install ubuntu 11.10. Thanks

]]> By: Avihttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4574 Avi Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:10:09 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4574 How to boot from USB in another Computer which have xp installed using virtualbox? How to boot from USB in another Computer which have xp installed using virtualbox?

]]> By: rodrigohttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4569 rodrigo Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:49:36 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4569 I wasn't very clear... I mean you have to be root to access /dev/sdfX, so virtualbox must be running as root (or sudo) to access your usb drive. Your vmdk file is like a "pointer" to /dev/sdfX... at least as I undestand it... I wasn’t very clear…

I mean you have to be root to access /dev/sdfX, so virtualbox must be running as root (or sudo) to access your usb drive.

Your vmdk file is like a “pointer” to /dev/sdfX… at least as I undestand it…

]]> By: rodrigohttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4568 rodrigo Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:42:19 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4568 In linux you have to be root if you want to access /dev/sdfX In linux you have to be root if you want to access /dev/sdfX

]]> By: Nopehttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4562 Nope Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:14:53 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4562 This don't work. Keeps flipping "Invalid parameter" in the image path. llameeeeeee This don’t work. Keeps flipping “Invalid parameter” in the image path. llameeeeeee

]]> By: cktdesignerhttp://agnipulse.com/2009/07/boot-your-usb-drive-in-virtualbox/comment-page-2/#comment-4550 cktdesigner Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:09:18 +0000 http://agnipulse.com/?p=352#comment-4550 Tried this using Ubuntu 11.04 host and Virtualbox 4.1 Virtualbox refuses to use the .vmdk file giving an error... NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Tried changing permissions, etc. Any thoughts? Tried this using Ubuntu 11.04 host and Virtualbox 4.1
Virtualbox refuses to use the .vmdk file giving an error…
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0×80004005)
Tried changing permissions, etc.

Any thoughts?

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