Solved vbox virtio disk support?

wolffnx · Monday at 7:14 PM

I see the options in

Code:

VBoxManage storagectl

but when I try to crete the storage gives me "Invalid controller type 11"

Code:

VBoxManage: error: Invalid controller type 11
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component StorageControllerWrap, interface IStorageController, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "COMSETTER(ControllerType)(StorageControllerType_VirtioSCSI)" at line 1177 of file VBoxManageStorageController.cpp

I am using

Code:

 VBoxManage storagectl <vmname> --name "Virt-sata" --add sata --controller VirtIO --portcount 4

T-Daemon · 2024-07-02T14:13:34+0100

VirtIO controller chipset type accepts only "virtio" system bus type (--add=system-bus-type):

Rich (BB code):

 % VBoxManage storagectl <vmname> --name "Virt-sata" --add virtio --controller VirtIO --portcount 4

The VirtualBox manual (html and PDF) seems poorly maintained, "virtio" system bus type is missing in the 8.27. VBoxManage storagectl chapter, but is listed executing the command

Rich (BB code):

 % VBoxManage storagectl
Usage:

VBoxManage storagectl       <uuid|vmname>
                            --name <name>
                            [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas|usb|pcie|virtio]
                            [--controller LSILogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic|
                                          IntelAHCI|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078|
                            [             USB|NVMe|VirtIO]
                            [--portcount <1-n>]
                            [--hostiocache on|off]
                            [--bootable on|off]
                            [--rename <name>]
                            [--remove]

Apparently VirtIO supports only --portcount 1.

wolffnx · 2024-07-03T15:25:28+0100

T-Daemon said:
VirtIO controller chipset type accepts only "virtio" system bus type (--add=system-bus-type):

Rich (BB code):

% VBoxManage storagectl <vmname> --name "Virt-sata" --add virtio --controller VirtIO --portcount 4

The VirtualBox manual (html and PDF) seems poorly maintained, "virtio" system bus type is missing in the 8.27. VBoxManage storagectl chapter, but is listed executing the command

Rich (BB code):

% VBoxManage storagectl Usage: VBoxManage storagectl <uuid|vmname> --name <name> [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas|usb|pcie|virtio] [--controller LSILogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic| IntelAHCI|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078| [ USB|NVMe|VirtIO] [--portcount <1-n>] [--hostiocache on|off] [--bootable on|off] [--rename <name>] [--remove]

Apparently VirtIO supports only --portcount 1.

got working! thanks! , interesting , in mine suuport the 4 ports..strange

Solved vbox virtio disk support?

wolffnx

T-Daemon

wolffnx