Hi John,
I think *VBoxManage internalcommands* is not available in the Help file,
but you can view its mini help when you issue *VBoxManage
internalcommands*on the console.
--
Okky Hendriansyah
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 5:17 AM, John A. Wallace <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pablo Sanchez [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:58 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] cloning and Windows activation
> >
> > [ Comments below, in-line ]
> >
> > On 10/28/2012 03:20 PM, John A. Wallace wrote:
> > >
> > > However, when I looked in the VBox Help file, I could not find any
> > > mention of this command option. What am I missing?
> >
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Oopsie ... that was stale data. I should have been more thorough in my
> > research. This time I tested it ... :) ... sorry about that!
> >
> > As you probably know, shutdown the VM first (no snapshots either), then
> > use your O/S tools to copy the bits. After, generate a new UUID.
> > Below, I've created a new `VDI' from an existing `VDI'
>
>
> I already created a clone of the original VM. So now I have the original VM
> in this folder: "C:\Users\logonID\VirtualBox VMs\WindowsVistaUltimate".
> Likewise I have the cloned version in this one:
> "C:\Users\logonID\VirtualBox
> VMs\WindowsVistaUltimate-clone". I made this by using the clone feature of
> VBox. Does the way I did it interfere with the data, or can I not use what
> I have already created and simply apply the commands to it?
>
> > At times, I've been known to make `gold versions' of a `VDI' and use
> > the command below to create new Instances:
> >
> > pablo@oreo:/usr2/tmp
> > $ vboxmanage internalcommands sethduuid monkey.vdi
> > UUID changed to: 21cdfd83-a9c0-44c7-ae93-565eb704198e
>
> Maybe your monkey is suffering from a monkey stroke? Or maybe I am? When I
> open the VBox Help file and use its Search tab to look for either
> "internalcommands" or "sethduuid", it fails to find them. Also, when I
> copied everything from "8.2 Commands Overview" to search for them, still it
> was a no-go. If these are valid commands you mentioned, why are they not in
> the Help file too?
>
>
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