On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:54:59 -0300
Fernando Cassia <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Mario Lobo <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> > The original disk was a vhdx which I converted to vdi via
> > VBoxManage.
> >
> 
> Can you export it to OVF then import the OVa/OVF in VBox?
> 
> Ideally you shouldnt just convert disk formats. OVA/OVF was created to
> address the problem of moving virtual machines between virtualization
> solutions, as it packs not only disk content but also config
> information for the VM.
> 
> If you have obtained this vhdx from somewhere else/somebody tell
> them/him/her to package the VM as OVF
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Virtualization_Format
> 
> Im sure that others will have other comments/suggestions...
> 
> Just my $0.02
> FC

Hi Fernando;

First thanks for the reply.

I don't know about OVF format well but unless it does something to the
booting mechanism, I believe I would be stuck where I am now.

The question of drivers (or a BSOD even) is a post boot issue.

-- 
Mario Lobo
http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br
FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winblows FREE)

"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, 
because that would also stop you from doing clever things."

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