Convert from vhdx to vmdk issues

Alberto · Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:11 am

Hello,
I am trying to create a bootx64.efi and use vmware for that. I created a virtual vhdx file using windows disk management(I am using windows 10, 64bit), selecting gpt and formatting with FAT32 using the same tool. When I convert it to vmdk using vmware-mount, it tells me that it has to format it because it doesn't recognize the file system.
When I try to mount it with PassMark OSF Mount, it tells me that there are 2 partitions, the partition 0 not recognized and the partition 1 that has the information that I created. How do I create a replica from the original gpt system with FAT32 on a vmdk file?

The log is the following:
The log file name: 'logs\V2V_Log-20201208-190512.log' (PID 14748)
12/8 19:05:12.439 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: SetDllDirectory: C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind V2V Converter\lib
12/8 19:05:12.439 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: File Version: 9.0.0.202
12/8 19:05:12.442 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Load language IDR_XML_ENGLISH
12/8 19:05:12.442 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Load language IDR_XML_RUSSIAN
12/8 19:05:12.442 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CV2V_ConverterApp::InitInstance: Set current language English
12/8 19:05:12.444 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CPS_V2V_Converter::CPS_V2V_Converter: Version MajorVersion 10, MinorVersion 0, BuildNumber 18362
12/8 19:05:12.448 6d2c Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - b51e0000
12/8 19:05:12.451 6d2c Facility ???INFO: WrapperHyperV::WrapperHyperV: LoadLibrary C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll - b51e0000
12/8 19:05:16.771 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eInputFile
12/8 19:05:24.380 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CPPInputFile::checkFile: Select file: C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vhdx
12/8 19:05:24.380 6d2c Facility ???INFO: MicrosoftFile::ParseFile: sFilename - C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vhdx
12/8 19:05:24.382 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CPPInputFile::checkFile: ParseFile: 0
12/8 19:05:24.382 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CPPInputFile::checkFile: File type: IDS_IMAGE_CONVERTER_FORMAT_NAME_VHDX File size: 1048576 sectors
12/8 19:05:26.436 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eLocationTo
12/8 19:05:28.571 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eFormat
12/8 19:05:31.195 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eOptionsVMware
12/8 19:05:38.476 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eOutputFile
12/8 19:05:54.239 6d2c Facility ???INFO: CPPOutputFile::onNext: Out path: C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vmdk, Out format 3
12/8 19:05:54.239 6d2c Facility ???INFO: ICPPage::OnWizardNext: SetActivePage - eConverting
12/8 19:05:54.250 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::Convert: InConvertType: 4, OutConvertType: 4
12/8 19:05:54.251 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: pathInput: C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vhdx, pathOutput: C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vmdk
12/8 19:05:54.251 37a8 Facility ???INFO: MicrosoftFile::ParseFile: sFilename - C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vhdx
12/8 19:05:54.255 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: CreateInputImage: 0
12/8 19:05:54.305 37a8 Facility ???INFO: VMwareFile::NewFile: sFileName - C:\Users\Alberto\Documents\Virtual Machines\UEFI\uefi_windows.vmdk
12/8 19:05:54.305 37a8 Facility ???INFO: VMwareFile::NewFile: SectorType - 1048576
12/8 19:05:54.305 37a8 Facility ???INFO: VMwareFile::NewFile: EVMDKCreateType - 0
12/8 19:05:54.305 37a8 Facility ???INFO: VMwareFile::NewFile: EVMDKAdapterType - 0
12/8 19:05:54.344 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: CreateOutputImage: 0
12/8 19:05:54.555 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::ConvertImage: Success
12/8 19:05:54.562 37a8 Facility ???INFO: CPPConverting::Convert: SUCCESSFULLY

Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:09 pm

Greetings Alberto,

From what I see in the log, the conversion ran smoothly. Please let us model that in our setup.

Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:09 am

Alberto,

Could you tell me which exactly VMDK type do you select?
Also, having some screenshots of errors would be helpful.