Issues

• Update options validation for 7.x

  enhancement
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#180 · Filter by author stephenreay opened on May 22, 2026
  1

• Orphaned VM on ssh timeout

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#167 · Filter by author ohshazbot opened on Dec 19, 2025

• [Feature request] Support Virtualbox VISO Virtual ISO to create packer custom CD

  enhancement
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#151 · Filter by author nicerloop opened on Apr 3, 2025

• Packer 1.12.0-alpha1 testing

  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#143 · Filter by author lbajolet-hashicorp opened on Aug 27, 2024

• Environment variable LOGNAME or USER does not correspond to effective user id

  buginvalidstage/waiting-reply
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#130 · Filter by author tompscanlan opened on Apr 29, 2024
  5

• Error when using .VHD as boot device

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#123 · Filter by author remi-espie opened on Mar 1, 2024

• Packer Option "-Force" does not overwrite old VM

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#121 · Filter by author lmkrousenick opened on Jan 5, 2024

• packer hangs for a minute or two when it receives interrupt signal, code VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE in debug logs

  buginvalidstage/waiting-reply
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#92 · Filter by author wheelerlaw opened on Nov 28, 2022
  1

• VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE (0x80bb0007), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine, callee nsISupports

  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#85 · Filter by author hc-github-team-packer opened on Oct 14, 2022

• Building virtualbox-iso within nested virtualization does not type the boot command

  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#84 · Filter by author hc-github-team-packer opened on Oct 14, 2022

• {{.ArtifactId}} is not defined in parallel build

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#78 · Filter by author lluked opened on Sep 10, 2022

• Packer SSH communicator ssh_port argument value is ignored

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#77 · Filter by author mschuchard opened on Sep 8, 2022
  2

• Please add common arguments documentation to virtualbox-vm documentation

  docsenhancement
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#76 · Filter by author mschuchard opened on Sep 7, 2022

• Error unregistering floppy: VBoxManage error: VBoxManage: error: Could not find a controller named 'Floppy Controller'. Not considering this a critical failure; build will continue.

  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#73 · Filter by author hc-github-team-packer opened on Aug 19, 2022

• BUG: base_mac added to bundled Vagrantfiles is causing reuse of MAC addresses.

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#64 · Filter by author ladar opened on May 2, 2022

• Exported EFI VM's do not include relevant NVRAM files

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#54 · Filter by author shoddyguard opened on Dec 16, 2021

• cd_content is not generating an ISO

  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#40 · Filter by author hc-github-team-packer opened on Sep 9, 2021
  4

• If guest_additions_mode is attach and device gets lower "ID" on the IDE/SATA bus than ISO, VM fails to boot

  bug
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#39 · Filter by author dragon788 opened on Sep 2, 2021

• Enable virtualbox-* builders to preserve .vdi format when chaining templates so disks can be resized in later stages

  enhancementtrack-internal
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#25 · Filter by author ghost opened on May 19, 2021
  2

• Exported VM is missing primary disk and SATA Controller

  builder/virtualbox
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#15 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021

• Chef-solo provisioning on Windows

  bugbuilder/virtualboxcommunity-supported pluginprovisioner/chefwindows-guest
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#14 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021

• Enhancement: floppy_command section similar to boot_command

  builder/virtualboxenhancementhelp wanted
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#13 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021

• Export Image is to small 74KB should be ca 400MB

  builder/virtualboxquestion
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#12 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021

• Feature request: Add SCSI ISO support to virtualbox-iso

  builder/virtualboxenhancement
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#11 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021

• Virtualbox-iso: NVMe not exporting properly

  bugbuilder/virtualboxneed-repro
  hashicorp/packer-plugin-virtualbox#10 · Filter by author ghost opened on Apr 16, 2021