VirtualBox

Ticket #24 (closed defect: fixed)

Opened 2 years ago

Last modified 2 years ago

New Hard Disk wizard doesn't add ".vdi" extension if the VDI filename contains a dot

Reported by: Fenix*NBK* Assigned to:
Priority: major Component: other
Version: VirtualBox 1.3.2 Keywords:
Cc: Guest type: other
Host type: other

Description

In cases where the Computer name has "." dot version, VirtualBox behaves erratically.

Software: Windows XP Pro SP2 Eng, no extra patches, VirtualBox 1.3.2 Full.

steps to reproduce: create a new VM->Name: "Linux Test v1.0", type: "Unknown"->Next->Next->New VHDD->Next->Dynamically expanding image->Image File Name->"Linux Test v1.0"->Next->Finish

VBox doesn't adds ".vdi" extension automatically.

Change History

02/11/07 20:46:37 changed by Fenix*NBK*

this is a sub-portion of the more serious bug #25.

02/12/07 17:11:06 changed by Fenix*NBK*

Bug still exists in 1.3.4.

02/12/07 18:55:03 changed by Fenix*NBK*

recommended behavior:

If it does seems "." it still must add ".vdi" extension automatically, with few exceptions to this rule: a) if user has added ".vdi" manually b) if user has added ".VDI" (upper-case) manually

What do you think?

-Alexey Eremenko

02/13/07 15:58:23 changed by dmik

  • summary changed from When making a new hark disk - VBox doesn't adds ".vdi" extension automatically to New Hard Disk wizard doesn't add ".vdi" extension if the VDI filename contains a dot.

Back then, the idea was to let the user a possibility to specify a custom extension when creating a new VDI in the New VDI Wizard. It doesn't seem really useful for me any more -- if it's really necessary one can still use VBoxManage that doesn't apply any extension automatically.

The proposed behavior will be available in the next release with the exception that on Linux, VBox VDI files have the ".vdi" extension, not ".VDI" or ".VdI" or whatever. On Win32, it's case insensitive.

03/19/07 08:44:29 changed by umoeller

  • status changed from new to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

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