Description: Imagine writing a script and forgetting the controllers (stupid me) and then stumpling across a bug in the Edit VM dialog which disables the HDD Controller combobox when you want to use the existing hard drive.
Specifications
Component
Value
OS
openSUSE Tumbleweed x86_64 (latest version as of 23rd July, 2024 at 9:08 AM CEST)
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (2 cores, 2 threads, 3 GHz base clock)
RAM
12 GB DDR3
HDD
250 GB SATA HDD (containing OS) + 500 GB SATA HDD
Graphics card
AMD Radeon R7 240 4 GB
Steps to reproduce:
Open EmuGUI
Select a VM and click on "Edit selected virtual machine"
Go to "Virtual hard disks"
Compare with my image
Workaround: Changing the HDD Controller equals data loss. Unless you can somehow retrieve the data from the virtual hard disk and make a backup somewhere else, you should not use the following workaround! FOLLOW THESE STEPS AT YOUR OWN RISK! You have been warned.
Find a way to retrieve your data from the VM.
Open EmuGUI.
Select the affected VM and click on "Edit selected virtual machine"
Go to "Virtual hard disks"
Select "Create new virtual hard drive" on the VHD usage combobox
(Recommended) Select a new save path for the VHD, otherwise: Data loss.
Select your desired HDD Controller and click OK.
Start the VM with the installation medium for your operating system inserted.
Install your operating system and hope for the best.
Tech-FZ
commented
4 months ago
Description: Imagine writing a script and forgetting the controllers (stupid me) and then stumpling across a bug in the Edit VM dialog which disables the HDD Controller combobox when you want to use the existing hard drive.
Specifications
Steps to reproduce:
Workaround: Changing the HDD Controller equals data loss. Unless you can somehow retrieve the data from the virtual hard disk and make a backup somewhere else, you should not use the following workaround! FOLLOW THESE STEPS AT YOUR OWN RISK! You have been warned.