How do I convert a VirtualBox virtual machine to a QEMUwto image?
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You may need to take an intermediate step and find a common format you can convert to as a stepping stone. There are various conversion utilities out there, I've had mixed success with them. The Open XenServers conversion tool may be a really handy first step.– James T SnellCommented Jul 6, 2011 at 16:07
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@The White Phoenix thanks for the post! I was able to convert using VBoxManage convertdd path_to_vdi_file path_to_new_raw_file– bakytnCommented Jul 6, 2011 at 19:49
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duplicate to the previous (can't delete my comment)– bakytnCommented Jul 6, 2011 at 19:58
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Qemu-img should do the job, command line example here:
qemu-img convert Windows.vmdk -O qcow2 Windows.qcow
If you have any issues, this article I spotted on-line should address them: http://blog.bodhizazen.net/linux/convert-vmware-vmdk-to-kvm-qcow2-or-virtualbox-vdi/
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Thanks for the post! I was able to convert using VBoxManage convertdd path_to_vdi_file path_to_new_raw_file– bakytnCommented Jul 6, 2011 at 19:49
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But when I am starting to load it. it says "no bootable device" any ideas?– bakytnCommented Jul 6, 2011 at 20:01
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Maybe the conversion didn't work properly - is there any way you can fire up a LiveCD of some description in your VM and try browsing the hard drive from that? Commented Jul 6, 2011 at 20:03