File transfer through vdi

[mutsuura]

Patrick

I downloaded ~.ova’s for release 9 instead. Again, tried to follow instructions per https://www.whonix.org/wiki/File_Transfer#Transfer_files_from_the_Whonix_Workstation_into_a_different_Whonix-Workstation_through_a_VDI_file.

Got as far as instantiating a VDI on workstation 8.x and transferring my data to it successfully. However, I cannot mount the VDI to workstation 9.x. Followed instructions to copy VDI via virtualbox media manager, and added copy to workstation 9.x storage configuration. When I start workstation 9.x it does not recognize ‘sdb1’ ergo I cannot mount.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thx

[Patrick]

Just did that today earlier. Works for me.

The copy feature didn’t work for me though. I just added the vdi that I used in one VM in another VM.

[mutsuura]

Patrick et al

Concur! Files transfer between VM’s work albeit…

I don’t understand why https://www.whonix.org/wiki/File_Transfer#Transfer_files_from_the_Whonix_Workstation_into_a_different_Whonix-Workstation_through_a_VDI_file does not seem to work - the directions seem logical.

Here are the steps I followed (similar to Patrick’s):…

• instantiated a ~.vmdk [not ~.vdi though I think either should work] on ‘src’ VM (release 8.x workstation) via VB’s settings
• powered on ‘src’ VM
• followed commands per link above:
  • ‘sudo fdisk…’
  • ‘sudo mkfs.ext4…’
  • ‘mkdir temp’
  • ‘sudo mount…’
  • copied all necessary files to ~.vmdk
  • ‘sudo umount temp’
  • ‘sudo poweroff’

Here I deviated from original instructions.

• removed ~.vmdk from ‘src’ VM via settings
• added previously instantiated ~.vmdk to ‘dst’ VM via storage settings
• powered on ‘dst’ VM
• after startup, “ls -al /dev/sd*” reveals the presence of ‘sdb1’ partition on ‘sdb’ [corresponding to ~.vmdk]
• ‘sudo mount /dev/sdb1 temp’ [ ‘temp’ previously instantiated w. “777” permissions]

Above outlined steps worked for me. Not sure whether unmounting step on ‘src’ VM was/is significant or not.

PS: I’d like to update the ‘file transfer’ document to reflect above.

mutsuura

[Patrick]

Sounds good. Yes, please update them. (Editing works with and without account.) (Changes will be approved by an admin before they go visible to everyone [mostly within 24 hours].)

[mutsuura]

File transfer document updated.

[Patrick]

There are no changes on https://www.whonix.org/wiki/File_Transfer. (https://www.whonix.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer&action=history)