Opened 11 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#12080 closed defect (worksforme)
Failed to clone hard disk on OSX
| Reported by: | ahbaidg | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | virtual disk | Version: | VirtualBox 4.2.18 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Mac OS X |
Description (last modified by )
System Details:
MacBookAir5,2
Storage
Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes)
Model: APPLE SSD SM512E
Revision: CXM0AA1Q
Serial Number: S117NYAD405414
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
disk0s1:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s1
Content: EFI
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 499.42 GB (499,418,034,176 bytes)
Available: 386.65 GB (386,646,433,792 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
Content: Apple_HFS
Volume UUID: 1127A10C-B247-3ABD-B414-8FC6C82A18A2
Recovery HD:
Capacity: 650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s3
Content: Apple_Boot
Volume UUID: B532B41F-875D-3A5A-A555-49AF41DAFF52
Software:
System Software Overview:
System Version: OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Kernel Version: Darwin 12.4.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer Name: *******
User Name: *******
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
Time since boot: 40 days 19:13
Current location and disk info:
Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ pwd /Users/ahbaidg/VMs/ODD0 Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ df -h . Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity iused ifree %iused Mounted on /dev/disk0s2 465Gi 103Gi 362Gi 23% 26990060 94938169 22% / Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ ls odd0-disk0.vmdk odd0-disk1.vmdk Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ ls -al total 24541584 drwx------ 5 ahbaidg staff 170 Sep 7 12:34 . drwx------ 5 ahbaidg staff 170 Sep 7 12:35 .. -rw-r--r--@ 1 ahbaidg staff 6148 Sep 7 11:27 .DS_Store -rw------- 1 ahbaidg staff 4513398784 Sep 7 12:30 odd0-disk0.vmdk -rw------- 1 ahbaidg staff 8051884032 Sep 7 12:31 odd0-disk1.vmdk
Attempt to clone disk fails:
Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ VBoxManage clonehd "/Users/ahbaidg/VMs/ODD0/odd0-disk0.vmdk" "/Users/ahbaidg/VMs/ODD1/odd1-disk0.vmdk" 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%... Progress state: VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR VBoxManage: error: Failed to clone hard disk VBoxManage: error: Could not create the clone medium '/Users/ahbaidg/VMs/ODD1/odd1-disk0.vmdk' (VERR_EOF) VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component Medium, interface IMedium VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleCloneHardDisk(HandlerArg*)" at line 682 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp Ahbaids-MacBook-Air:ODD0 ahbaidg$ VBoxManage -v 4.2.18r88780
Notes:
I've ensured that the media is not registered anywhere before attempting this. At this point I'm stuck and cannot clone my disks.
Change History (3)
comment:1 by , 11 years ago
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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comment:2 by , 11 years ago
| priority: | blocker → major |
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comment:3 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release and provide some information about the VMDK you try to clone.
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To me it looks like the original medium is cut. Not sure if this is a VBox bug at all.