"VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk" Fatal error code 3479

[vladoos]

Microsoft Windows XP [Версия 5.1.2600] (С) Корпорация Майкрософт, 1985-2001.

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage -filename "%USERPROFILE%\.VirtualBox\HardDisks\localhost.vmdk" -rawdisk \.\PhysicalDrive0 Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.8 (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.

ERROR: VMDK: could not create new file 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\.VirtualBo x\HardDisks\localhost.vmdk' Error code VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND at D:\tinderbox\win-3.2\src\VBox\Devices\Storage\ VmdkHDDCore.cpp(3479) in function vmdkCreateRawImage Error while creating the raw disk VMDK: VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND The raw disk vmdk file was not created

[Mike]

I can confirm this problem with version 3.2.8. All current windows updates. Other VMs are otherwise working normally. Using windows 7 64bit.

Here is what I have:

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename c:\Users\pygo\.VirtualBox\VDI\disk2.vmdk -rawdisk \.\PhysicalDrive2
Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.8 (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.

ERROR: VMDK: could not create new file 'c:\Users\pygo\.VirtualBox\VDI\disk2.vmdk'

Error code VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND at D:\tinderbox\win-3.2\src\VBox\Devices\Storage\VmdkHDDCore.cpp(3479) in function vmdkCreateRawImage
Error while creating the raw disk VMDK: VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND
The raw disk vmdk file was not created

c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>

[Mike]

I also believe the host type should be changed to windows.

[aeichner]

Looks like the original issue could be a missing \ for the path to the physical drive, it should be
.\PhysicalDrive2, closing as obsolete.