How to convert VirtualBox VDI image to Qemu-KVM .QCOW image

(http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6179)

Stream Recorder

03-26-2010 06:27 AM

Convert the VirtualBox image to a raw image format using the following command:

Code:

VBoxManage clonehd "image.vdi" "image.img" --format RAW

Convert convert the raw image to a qcow image using the following command:

Code:

qemu-img convert -f raw image.img -O qcow2 image.qcow

Test your new image image.qcow:

Code:

kvm -m 512 -usbdevice tablet -hda image.qcow

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