Error when trying to use VMware image

"A. Wik" <[email protected]> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:28:08 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.emulators.bochs.devel
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Hi,

I'm getting an error when trying to use a disk image in VMware (VMDK)
format.

00000000000i[HD    ] HD on ata0-0: 'Windows 98.vmdk', 'vmware4' mode
00000000000e[IMG   ] not a vmware4 image
00000000000p[IMG   ] >>PANIC<< unable to read vmware4 virtual disk header
from file 'Windows 98.vmdk'
00000000000p[HD    ] >>PANIC<< ata0-0: could not open hard drive image file
'Windows 98.vmdk'

The file contents are as follows:
---begin-quote---
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=6c4e8c0d
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"

# Extent description
RW 8323072 SPARSE "Windows 98-s001.vmdk"
RW 8323072 SPARSE "Windows 98-s002.vmdk"
RW 131072 SPARSE "Windows 98-s003.vmdk"

# The Disk Data Base
#DDB

ddb.adapterType = "ide"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "16383"
ddb.geometry.heads = "16"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.longContentID = "23f5478aae132087577128366c4e8c0d"
ddb.toolsInstallType = "1"
ddb.toolsVersion = "7392"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 93 c9 72 f1 fe-3e 2e d9 d8 8a a1 77 9c"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "16"
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Regards,
Albert

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family:courier new,monospace">I&#39;m getting an error when trying to use a=
 disk image in VMware (VMDK) format.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_d=
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=C2=A0] HD on ata0-0: &#39;Windows 98.vmdk&#39;, &#39;vmware4&#39; mode<br>=
00000000000e[IMG =C2=A0 ] not a vmware4 image<br>00000000000p[IMG =C2=A0 ] =
&gt;&gt;PANIC&lt;&lt; unable to read vmware4 virtual disk header from file =
&#39;Windows 98.vmdk&#39;<br>00000000000p[HD =C2=A0 =C2=A0] &gt;&gt;PANIC&l=
t;&lt; ata0-0: could not open hard drive image file &#39;Windows 98.vmdk&#3=
9;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monos=
pace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier n=
ew,monospace">The file contents are as follows:</div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace">---begin-quote---<br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace"=
># Disk DescriptorFile<br>version=3D1<br>encoding=3D&quot;UTF-8&quot;<br>CI=
D=3D6c4e8c0d<br>parentCID=3Dffffffff<br>createType=3D&quot;twoGbMaxExtentSp=
arse&quot;<br><br># Extent description<br>RW 8323072 SPARSE &quot;Windows 9=
8-s001.vmdk&quot;<br>RW 8323072 SPARSE &quot;Windows 98-s002.vmdk&quot;<br>=
RW 131072 SPARSE &quot;Windows 98-s003.vmdk&quot;<br><br># The Disk Data Ba=
se <br>#DDB<br><br>ddb.adapterType =3D &quot;ide&quot;<br>ddb.geometry.cyli=
nders =3D &quot;16383&quot;<br>ddb.geometry.heads =3D &quot;16&quot;<br>ddb=
.geometry.sectors =3D &quot;63&quot;<br>ddb.longContentID =3D &quot;23f5478=
aae132087577128366c4e8c0d&quot;<br>ddb.toolsInstallType =3D &quot;1&quot;<b=
r>ddb.toolsVersion =3D &quot;7392&quot;<br>ddb.uuid =3D &quot;60 00 C2 93 c=
9 72 f1 fe-3e 2e d9 d8 8a a1 77 9c&quot;<br>ddb.virtualHWVersion =3D &quot;=
16&quot;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier new=
,monospace">---end-quote---</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font=
-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace">Regards,</div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace">Albert<br></div></div>

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