Re: [VBox-users] Can't change the boot order in the virtual machine

[Vsevolod P. <sev...@gm...>]

I think I figured out the issue, it is my issue in fact.
Yesterday when experimenting with different storage settings, I removed an
IDE controller. Now I cannot find it in the storage settings to add it back.
I tried to create a new machine and insert the iso file as a sata virtual
harddrive, but it didn't work.
Maybe, I will try to insert the IDE controller back with the help of sited
person. If that works, I will post an issue to the bug tracker about the
problem with adding the controllers with screenreaders. Thank you!
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Best regards,
Vsevolod
https://github.com/sevapopov2

-----Original Message-----
From: Vsevolod Popov <sev...@gm...> 
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 4:40 PM
To: 'Community mailing list of VirtualBox users'
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Subject: RE: [VBox-users] Can't change the boot order in the virtual machine

Thank you for your reply.
I checked using the command line option you provided and yes, the dvd is set
first.
But after I insert an image into a virtual drive, it doesn't load, the boot
manager is displayed instead, and when I press enter the installed system
loads.
Should be a dvd controller an IDE disk controller? If yes, then I made a
mistake that I removed it from a machine and try to use a virtual disk
that's set like sata.
Thank you.
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Best regards,
Vsevolod
https://github.com/sevapopov2

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Nowak <gr...@gr...> 
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 3:55 AM
To: Community mailing list of VirtualBox users
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Subject: Re: [VBox-users] Can't change the boot order in the virtual machine

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 02:11:25PM +0300, Vsevolod Popov wrote:
> I don't want to reinstall the whole system because I feel that the fix for
> the problem is really easy.

Yes, it is.

vboxmanage modifyvm vmname --boot1 dvd --boot2 disk

where vmname is the UUID or name of your guest. You can verify the
boot order was in fact changed with:

vboxmanage showvminfo vmname |more

and looking for:

"Boot Device 1:               DVD
Boot Device 2:               HardDisk"

in the output.