Content ID Mismatch: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the...

[rfreytag]

Hi, I have got a major problem with my Windows XP Pro VMs. I backed them up and ran the backups to make sure they are OK. Then I returned to my main VMs and attempted to run them and got the error that VMWare was unable to run my VM because "Cannot open the disk '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Reason: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created.

The virtual machine was unable to power on after restoring the snapshot. The virtual machine will be left in a suspended state ready to resume from the snapshot."

I am running Windows XP Pro on Ubuntu Linux. Its been great up to now. But now I am in a huge jam as I really need the data in this VM. I would really appreciate some help!

Thanks,

Richard

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Windows XP Professional.vmx contains...

#!/usr/bin/vmware

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "528"

MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk"

ide0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"

usb.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

displayName = "Windows XP Professional"

guestOS = "winxppro"

nvram = "Windows XP Professional.nvram"

ide0:0.redo = ""

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

uuid.location = "56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd"

uuid.bios = "56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:b3:de:cd"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

checkpoint.vmState = "Windows XP Professional-Snapshot166.vmsn"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = "TRUE"

extendedConfigFile = "Windows XP Professional.vmxf"

fileSearchPath = "/media/usbdisk/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional;."

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Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk file contains...

\# Disk DescriptorFile

version=1

CID=d0c46a92

parentCID=d0c46a92

createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"

parentFileNameHint="Windows XP Professional-000034.vmdk"

\# Extent description

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s001.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s002.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s003.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s004.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s005.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s006.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s007.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s008.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s009.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s010.vmdk"

RW 20480 SPARSE "Windows XP Professional-000026-s011.vmdk"

\# The Disk Data Base

#DDB

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vmware.log contains....

Feb 19 06:36:43: vmx| Log for VMware Workstation pid=23219 version=5.5.3 build=build-34685 option=Release

Feb 19 06:36:43: vmx| Command line: "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx" "-@" "pipe=/tmp/vmware-rfreytag/vmxf44ddc2b9c3d32c2;vm=f44ddc2b9c3d32c2" "/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmx"

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| UI Connecting to pipe '/tmp/vmware-rfreytag/vmxf44ddc2b9c3d32c2' with user '(null)'

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Using system libcrypto, version 90703F

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| pcpu #0 CPUID numEntries=10 GenuntelineI

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| pcpu #0 CPUID version=0x6e8 id1.edx=0xbfe9fbff id1.ecx=0xc189 id1.ebx=0x20800

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| pcpu #0 CPUID id80.eax=80000008 id81.edx=0x100000 id81.ecx=0x0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| CPUID id1.edx: 0xbfe9fbff id1.ecx: 0xc189 id81.edx: 0x100000 id81.ecx: 0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| CPUID id88.ecx: 0 id88.edx: 0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Setup symlink /var/run/vmware/%2fhome%2frfreytag%2fvmware%2fWindows%2dXP%2dProfessional%2fWindows%20XP%20Professional%2evmx -> /var/run/vmware/rfreytag/23219

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: here 1 (bug 63252)

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| changing directory to /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Config file: /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Attach: Content ID mismatch (dd1eebf4 != 94c0f35c).

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000007.vmdk" : failed to open (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' with flags 0x17 (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk": The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISKUTIL: GetDevVersion: couldn't open file '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' : The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DISKUTIL: Could not populate version buffer.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| VMXVmdbCbVmVmxExecState: Exec state change requested to state poweredOn without reset

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| PowerOn

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Host ACPI: can't find SRAT

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Resuming virtual machine from /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-Snapshot166.vmsn

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DUMPER: restoring checkpoint version 8

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| HOST sysname Linux, nodename , release 2.6.15-27-386, version #1 PREEMPT Fri Dec 8 17:51:56 UTC 2006, machine i686, hz=250

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- USER PREFERENCES

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.grabOnKeyPress = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.eula.0.appName = VMware Workstation

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.eula.0.buildNumber = 34685

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.eula.size = 1

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.autoFitFullScreen = fitHostToGuest

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.view.navBar.type = favorites

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest0.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest0.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest0.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest1.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest1.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest1.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest2.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest2.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest2.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest3.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest3.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest3.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest4.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest4.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest4.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest5.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest5.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest5.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest6.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest6.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest6.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest7.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest7.destString =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.mruDest7.user =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.tip.index = 10

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT webUpdate.checkLast = 1171597558

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj0.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj0.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj0.path = /vm/#2a90e7ba4eadd96b/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj0.file = /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj0.dest = /host2/#dee67551b35613d0/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj.maxNum = 3

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.currentObj.path = /vm/#f44ddc2b9c3d32c2/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.currentObj.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.placement.left = 25

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.placement.right = 1430

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.placement.bottom = 846

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.autoFitGuestToWindow = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.view.navBar = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.path = /vm/#52cc53af99d969a3/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.file = /home/rfreytag/vmware/UbuntuDesktop6.06/UbuntuDesktop6.06.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.dest = /host2/#dee67551b35613d0/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT hint.guestos.xp = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT hint.mainmem.lazyResumeHint = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT hint.mainmem.lazySnapshotHint = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.path = /vm/#ae226316e1b64ec9/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.file = /home/rfreytag/vmware/USMA McCulloh/USMA McCulloh.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.dest = /host2/#dee67551b35613d0/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj3.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj3.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj3.path = /vm/#f44ddc2b9c3d32c2/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj3.file = /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj3.dest = /host2/#4fda1e06412f3570/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj4.present = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj4.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj4.path = /vm/#f253093dfd386d23/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj4.file = /media/usbdisk/home/rfreytag/vmware/XPPro/XPPro.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj4.dest = /host2/#4fda1e06412f3570/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT hint.hostlinux.othervms = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.view.toolbars.style = both

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.placement.top = 0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT hint.vmui.restoreSnapshot = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.kvm = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.autoFit = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT webUpdate.lastCheck.status = done_none

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT prefvmx.defaultVMPath = /home/rfreytag/vmware

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj5.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj5.type = vm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj5.path = /vm/#39e2c532dedf9c35/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj5.file = /media/usbdisk/home/rfreytag/vmware/USMA McCulloh/USMA McCulloh.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj5.dest = /host2/#4fda1e06412f3570/

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlyaddress = 172.16.35.1

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlynetmask = 255.255.255.0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT loop.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-loop

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT dhcpd.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- COMMAND LINE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT gui.available = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- CONFIGURATION

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT config.version = 8

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT virtualHW.version = 4

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT scsi0.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT memsize = 528

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT MemAllowAutoScaleDown = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide0:0.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide0:0.fileName = Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide0:0.writeThrough = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide1:0.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide1:0.fileName = /dev/cdrom

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide1:0.deviceType = cdrom-raw

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT floppy0.startConnected = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT floppy0.fileName = /dev/fd0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ethernet0.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ethernet0.connectionType = nat

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT usb.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT sound.present = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT sound.virtualDev = es1371

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT displayName = Windows XP Professional

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT guestOS = winxppro

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT nvram = Windows XP Professional.nvram

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide0:0.redo =

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ethernet0.addressType = generated

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT uuid.location = 56 4d a0 ff d8 e2 39 2d-bf c7 03 1e 41 46 ea f0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT uuid.bios = 56 4d a0 ff d8 e2 39 2d-bf c7 03 1e 41 46 ea f0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ethernet0.generatedAddress = 00:0c:29:b3:de:cd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = 0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT ide1:0.startConnected = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT checkpoint.vmState = Windows XP Professional-Snapshot166.vmsn

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tools.syncTime = FALSE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = TRUE

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT extendedConfigFile = Windows XP Professional.vmxf

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT fileSearchPath = /media/usbdisk/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional;.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlyaddress = 172.16.35.1

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlynetmask = 255.255.255.0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT loop.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-loop

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT dhcpd.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| DICT --- GLOBAL SETTINGS

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Msg_Hint: msg.guestos.xp (not shown)

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| WSSCAN: reserved mem (in MB) min=32 max=1952 recommended=1952

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| hostMem=2048 maxAllowedAll=4096 maxAllowedVM=3600

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| totOverhead=16

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| WSSCAN: used rec mem (in MB) 1952

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| WSSCAN: Overhead 141553 paged 6079 nonpaged 4096 maxFBSize

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| WSSCAN 1 1 499712 -1 499712 -1 50 0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| LICENSE using: '/home/rfreytag/.vmware/license.ws.5.0'

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| STATDECLGROUP stats Root "" null

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Host CPUID features: version 0x6e8 id1.edx 0xbfe9fbff id1.ecx 0xc189 id81.edx 0x100000 id81.ecx 0x0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| CPU.cpuFeatures = 0xb971fe02

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| CPUID after masking: version 0x6e8 id1.edx 0xfe9fbff id1.ecx 0x8001 id81.edx 0x100800 id81.ecx 0x0 id88.ecx 0x0

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| CPU.cpuFeatures = 0x9871fe02

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| APIC: Local APIC at 0xfee00000

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| KHZEstimate 798163

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| MHZEstimate 798

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| UUID: canonical path is /home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| Msg_Question:

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| \[msg.uuid.moved] The location of this virtual machine's configuration file has changed since it was last powered on.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx|

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| If the virtual machine has been copied, you should create a new unique identifier (UUID). If it has been moved, you should keep its old identifier.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx|

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| If you are not sure, create a new identifier.

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx|

Feb 19 06:36:44: vmx| What do you want to do?----

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Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| Msg_Question: msg.uuid.moved reply=1

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| UUID: Writing uuid.bios 56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| UUID: Writing uuid.location 56 4d a8 ff 6a f0 5b cb-d6 c5 dd c9 39 b3 de cd

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| MM: Using partialmap, 135168 pages AC 0 CE 1 TM 0 DOHU 0

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.uptime

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISK: OPEN ide0:0 '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' persistent R\[(null)]

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| AIOGNRC: Starting 4 I/O threads.

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s001.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s002.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s003.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s004.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s005.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s006.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s007.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s008.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s009.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000026-s010.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000026-s011.vmdk" (0x2a)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' (0x2a): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s001.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s002.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:55: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s003.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s004.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s005.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s006.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s007.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s008.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s009.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000034-s010.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000034-s011.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000034.vmdk' (0x2e): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s001.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s002.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s003.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s004.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s005.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s006.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s007.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s008.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s009.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000029-s010.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000029-s011.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/media/usbdisk/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000029.vmdk' (0x2e): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s001.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s002.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s003.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s004.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s005.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s006.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s007.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s008.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s009.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000020-s010.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000020-s011.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/media/usbdisk/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000020.vmdk' (0x2e): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s001.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s002.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s003.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s004.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s005.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s006.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s007.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s008.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s009.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000021-s010.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000021-s011.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000021.vmdk' (0x2e): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s001.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s002.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:56: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s003.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s004.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s005.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s006.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s007.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s008.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s009.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional-000007-s010.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened \[10]: "Windows XP Professional-000007-s011.vmdk" (0x2e)

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000007.vmdk' (0x2e): twoGbMaxExtentSparse, 41943040 sectors / 20480 Mb.

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Attach: Content ID mismatch (dd1eebf4 != 94c0f35c).

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000007.vmdk" : failed to open (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' with flags 0x2a (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk": The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISK: Failed to open disk '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' : The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18) 3023.

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| Msg_Post: Error

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| \[msg.disk.noBackEnd] Cannot open the disk '/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| \[msg.disk.configureDiskError] Reason: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created.----

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Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| Module DiskEarly power on failed.

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 0

Feb 19 06:38:56: IO#0| AIOGNRC: thread #0 exiting (0)

Feb 19 06:38:56: IO#1| AIOGNRC: thread #1 exiting (0)

Feb 19 06:38:56: IO#2| AIOGNRC: thread #2 exiting (0)

Feb 19 06:38:56: IO#3| AIOGNRC: thread #3 exiting (0)

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| AIOGNRC: asyncOps=0 syncOps=218 maxPending=0 maxCompleted=0

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| VMX idle exit

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| Flushing VMX VMDB connections

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| IPC_exit: disconnecting all threads

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| VMX exit.

Feb 19 06:38:56: vmx| AIOMGR-S : stat o=78 r=102 w=0 i=0 br=57330 bw=0

[KevinG]

Do not power on this virtual machine until a repair of this has been attempted

Feb 19 06:36:57: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Attach: Content ID mismatch (dd1eebf4 != 94c0f35c).

[rfreytag]

Thank you KevinG - really appreciate your advice. I have tried powering it on and that is how I found the problem. I will not attempt again until a repair is attempted.

Would you or someone else please tell me how to effect a repair?

Thank you,

Richard

[KevinG]

Both of the following virtual disks contain CID's that don't match the CID of the parent virtual disk. The CID is located in the disk descriptor portion of the listed virtual disks with an offset of 512 into the virtual disk.

It would require a hex editor to try and fix the CID

"/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000007.vmdk"

'/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP Professional-000026.vmdk'

How did you copy the files? Did you use FTP in the binary mode?

Do you have the original or another backup of this VM?

[rfreytag]

KevinG - again thank you for helping!

Both of the following virtual disks contain CID's that don't match the CID of

the parent virtual disk. The CID is located in the disk descriptor portion of

the listed virtual disks with an offset of 512 into the virtual disk.

It would require a hex editor to try and fix the CID

I have noted the other similar posts that advised a hex editor was needed and have installed 'beav' and 'ghex' which both work under Ubuntu Linux. I would have proceeded from the other instructions but they did not say what was to be changed or how at 'offset 512' into the virtual disk

I am going to be redundant for those that might read this advice later. Please - what change/repair must I make at 'offset 512'?

"/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP...

Professional-000007.vmdk"

'/home/rfreytag/vmware/Windows-XP-Professional/Windows XP ...

Professional-000026.vmdk'

How did you copy the files? Did you use FTP in the binary mode?

I copied to a backup USB drive using 'cp -a'. This makes an archival copy of the original file. I then tested/executed the backup VM and it worked fine. The problem happened when I went back to the original VM on the source drive and attempted to run it.

Do you have the original or another backup of this VM?

The version of Windows-XP-Professional that you see is from my backup. I decided after repeated attempts to start the 'original' to try a restore (using 'cp -a") from backup. That did not work possibly because I actually ran the backup version and gave it a new ID of some sort?

[continuum]

Hi

you may want to read this

http://sanbarrow.com/vmdk-basic-CID-chain-repair.html

it should give you an idea on how to proceed

Ulli

[rfreytag]

So many of these threads have just disappeared without explaining what the person did to solve the problem that I thought I'd put a period on this one.

Ulli - thanks for your link/ideas. Unfortunately your page supports someone on a Windows Host and I use Linux so I cannot run the *.exe tool you offer.

KevinG - it would be helpful if you or someone else at VMware could put together a page with the answer(s) to this increasingly common question.

VMWare - I tried to pay for support but your lines were too busy to accept my money.

In the end I gave up. Threw away the work and started over. The only lucky spot is that I needed to start over anyway but now I keep backups of backups (that is right two (2) deep). And don't run a backup image but copy it to my host machine.

VMWare - Also you need to make sure the these VMs are encapsulated so that if they start then they always run without corrupting it or some other VM that might be present on the Host.

I don't understand the problem or how to fix it. The only answer is to avoid it as far as I can tell. So to the rest of you contronted by this problem - good luck! I hope you post your answer if you find one and do the rest of us a huge favor - thanks!

[continuum]

Hi

what I do on Windows with sparseEd.exe you can do on Linux with dd.

Use something like

dd if="Windows XP Professional.vmdk.REDO_Kk51Lj" of=/tmp/bla bs=512 count=1 skip=1