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Title: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: IForgotMyFuckingPassword on October 05, 2013, 10:10 pm
I decided to give Whonix a try, but I'm having trouble creating the VM. I've tried setting it up a couple of different ways, but I keep getting the same error from virtual box. It says:

"Failed to open the CD/DVD image /home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: Medium
Interface: IMedium {29989373-b111-4654-8493-2e1176cba890}
Callee: IVirtualBox {3b2f08eb-b810-4715-bee0-bb06b9880ad2}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)"

I'm interpreting that as meaning vbox doesn't support the .ova installation media. Is my assumption correct? And if so, is there a work-around? I know people use Whonix in vbox, so I know it is possible.

Is there something that I'm missing. I'm running version 4.2.18 on a Ubuntu host. I've never had any trouble creating a VM for any other OS (except for OS X), but I've also never used a .ova file before.

Also, when create the new VM, which OS should I choose. I've tried setting it up as 32-bit Other Linux and 32-bit Debian. I don't think that's what the error is about, but I'm curious which is the correct choice for setup.

Thanks in advance for your help!



Title: Re: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: MushroomMafia on October 05, 2013, 10:57 pm
I'm guessing your running windows.  I dont have any experience with virtual box in windows.  Nor did you give details on how you setup your VB machine.  But they are very easy to get going.
what I do first is
click new, choose they type of VB you plan to install then associate enough ram to it.  next click 'create virtual drive now'  i use the 'VDI'  image.  then i use the fixed size option, allow it enough space and wait......

next go to the settings and storage section,  in the dvd/cd drive area click the empty cd then next to the ide secondary tab, click the cd, from there you can load an .iso image and boot the machine and go through the install process of installang  and operating system.
gl  hope it helps.
Title: Re: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: Nightcrawler on October 06, 2013, 01:27 am
I decided to give Whonix a try, but I'm having trouble creating the VM. I've tried setting it up a couple of different ways, but I keep getting the same error from virtual box. It says:

"Failed to open the CD/DVD image /home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: Medium
Interface: IMedium {29989373-b111-4654-8493-2e1176cba890}
Callee: IVirtualBox {3b2f08eb-b810-4715-bee0-bb06b9880ad2}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)"

I'm interpreting that as meaning vbox doesn't support the .ova installation media. Is my assumption correct? And if so, is there a work-around? I know people use Whonix in vbox, so I know it is possible.

Is there something that I'm missing. I'm running version 4.2.18 on a Ubuntu host. I've never had any trouble creating a VM for any other OS (except for OS X), but I've also never used a .ova file before.

Also, when create the new VM, which OS should I choose. I've tried setting it up as 32-bit Other Linux and 32-bit Debian. I don't think that's what the error is about, but I'm curious which is the correct choice for setup.

Thanks in advance for your help!

The .ova is NOT an installation media, rather it is an appliance. You should be using the File, Import Appliance from the main menu.

Hope this helps.

Nightcrawler
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Title: Re: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: MushroomMafia on October 06, 2013, 01:31 am
whoops didnt read you were getting whonix goin, it is a different process than what i had described earlier.  I did waaaay tooo much xanax this morning sorry.
I do have experience getting whonix working in ubuntu, but im a lil blastie to give you good instructions atm.  If i remember right whonix uses the tor middle box right?  if thats the one, its  a great one  lotsa fun to mess around with.
Title: Re: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: IForgotMyFuckingPassword on October 06, 2013, 04:11 am
I decided to give Whonix a try, but I'm having trouble creating the VM. I've tried setting it up a couple of different ways, but I keep getting the same error from virtual box. It says:

"Failed to open the CD/DVD image /home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/home/me/Downloads/Whonix-Workstation.ova' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: Medium
Interface: IMedium {29989373-b111-4654-8493-2e1176cba890}
Callee: IVirtualBox {3b2f08eb-b810-4715-bee0-bb06b9880ad2}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)"

I'm interpreting that as meaning vbox doesn't support the .ova installation media. Is my assumption correct? And if so, is there a work-around? I know people use Whonix in vbox, so I know it is possible.

Is there something that I'm missing. I'm running version 4.2.18 on a Ubuntu host. I've never had any trouble creating a VM for any other OS (except for OS X), but I've also never used a .ova file before.

Also, when create the new VM, which OS should I choose. I've tried setting it up as 32-bit Other Linux and 32-bit Debian. I don't think that's what the error is about, but I'm curious which is the correct choice for setup.

Thanks in advance for your help!

The .ova is NOT an installation media, rather it is an appliance. You should be using the File, Import Appliance from the main menu.

Hope this helps.

Nightcrawler
4096R/BBF7433B 2012-09-22 Nightcrawler <Nightcrawler@SR>
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Ahhhhhh. That's a tremendous help! I wasn't familiar with a .ova file, so I just assumed it was an image. I should have looked that up.

Thanks a lot! +1 (+10 if I could  :D)
Title: Re: Can anyone please help me with my Whonix VM on a Linux host?
Post by: IForgotMyFuckingPassword on October 06, 2013, 04:20 am
whoops didnt read you were getting whonix goin, it is a different process than what i had described earlier.  I did waaaay tooo much xanax this morning sorry.
I do have experience getting whonix working in ubuntu, but im a lil blastie to give you good instructions atm.  If i remember right whonix uses the tor middle box right?  if thats the one, its  a great one  lotsa fun to mess around with.

LMFAO Don't sweat it! A lil too much Adderall this morning had me convinced that .ova was some type of image file I'd never heard of. Yeah that's the one. I've got it up and running right now.