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Woozle at 19:18, 5 January 2022

2022-01-05T19:18:46Z

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	I have confirmed that this command works for converting a <code>.vdi</code> file to a mountable image, regardless of what people on ~~forms~~ might think:		I have confirmed that this command works for converting a <code>.vdi</code> file to a mountable image, regardless of what people on [https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=40124 certain] [https://askubuntu.com/questions/556911/how-to-create-an-iso-image-from-vdi-file forums] might think:
	[[VBoxManage]] clonehd {{arg\|input filename}}.vdi {{arg\|output filename}}.iso --format RAW		[[VBoxManage]] clonehd {{arg\|input filename}}.vdi {{arg\|output filename}}.iso --format RAW
	It was stuck at "0%..." for many minutes, but the size of the .iso file did increase during this time. It was ultimately many times larger than the .vdi file. It may or may not ''technically'' be an ISO; the point is that it can be mounted by standard Linux utilities.		It was stuck at "0%..." for many minutes, but the size of the .iso file did increase during this time. It was ultimately many times larger than the .vdi file. It may or may not ''technically'' be an ISO; the point is that it can be mounted by standard Linux utilities.

Woozle at 19:07, 5 January 2022

2022-01-05T19:07:26Z

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	I have confirmed that this command works for converting a <code>.vdi</code> file to a mountable image, regardless of what people on forms might think:		I have confirmed that this command works for converting a <code>.vdi</code> file to a mountable image, regardless of what people on forms might think:
	[[VBoxManage]] clonehd {{arg\|input filename}}.vdi {{arg\|output filename}}.iso --format RAW		[[VBoxManage]] clonehd {{arg\|input filename}}.vdi {{arg\|output filename}}.iso --format RAW
			It was stuck at "0%..." for many minutes, but the size of the .iso file did increase during this time. It was ultimately many times larger than the .vdi file. It may or may not ''technically'' be an ISO; the point is that it can be mounted by standard Linux utilities.
	===Links===		===Links===
	* '''2017-06-15''' [https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-VMDK-to-ISO-step-by-step How do I convert .VMDK to ISO step by step?] -- except once you have the .raw file, just rename it to something that Engrampa can open, and then extract files from inside.		* '''2017-06-15''' [https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-VMDK-to-ISO-step-by-step How do I convert .VMDK to ISO step by step?] -- except once you have the .raw file, just rename it to something that Engrampa can open, and then extract files from inside.
	* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.		* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.
	* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018		* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018

Woozle at 19:05, 5 January 2022

2022-01-05T19:05:07Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			I have confirmed that this command works for converting a <code>.vdi</code> file to a mountable image, regardless of what people on forms might think:
			[[VBoxManage]] clonehd {{arg\|input filename}}.vdi {{arg\|output filename}}.iso --format RAW
			===Links===
	* '''2017-06-15''' [https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-VMDK-to-ISO-step-by-step How do I convert .VMDK to ISO step by step?] -- except once you have the .raw file, just rename it to something that Engrampa can open, and then extract files from inside.		* '''2017-06-15''' [https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-VMDK-to-ISO-step-by-step How do I convert .VMDK to ISO step by step?] -- except once you have the .raw file, just rename it to something that Engrampa can open, and then extract files from inside.
	* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.		* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.
	* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018		* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018

Woozle at 20:12, 18 May 2018

2018-05-18T20:12:36Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			* '''2017-06-15''' [https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-VMDK-to-ISO-step-by-step How do I convert .VMDK to ISO step by step?] -- except once you have the .raw file, just rename it to something that Engrampa can open, and then extract files from inside.
	* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.		* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.
	* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018		* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018

Woozle at 13:59, 4 April 2018

2018-04-04T13:59:55Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.		* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.
			* '''2010-12-30''' [https://askubuntu.com/questions/19430/mount-a-virtualbox-drive-image-vdi Mount a VirtualBox drive image (vdi)?]: still works in March 2018

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* '''2014-09-05''' [http://superuser.com/questions/554862/how-to-convert-img-to-usable-virtualbox-format How to convert .img to usable VirtualBox format]: [[Gnome Disk Utility]] creates .img files from actual hard drives; this lets you boot them in VirtualBox, or at least attempt to.