Try this: http://m5sim.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#OS.2FLinux_Related
That should help you add files to an image - you can just start with the one we distribute. Lisa On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Eduardo Olmedo Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi I have been able to run knoppix on vmware, but I still do not get > what I have to do, do I need to do all the procedure from here > > http://www.m5sim.org/wiki/index.php/Using_linux-dist_to_Create_Disk_Images_and_Kernels_for_M5 > to create the disk image?, or how can I use an existing disk image to > add my own benchmarks and after run then in the simulator?. Thank andd > sorry for bother you with my simple questions. > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:30 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gentoo stage 3 install CDs are fairly minimal but reliable live CDs. I've > heard > > they work well. > > > > Gabe > > > > Quoting Bob Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have been using some virtual machine environments, but I have not > >> found what I need, usually the only disk images that I found are with > >> complete linux environments that includes applications and user > >> interface. So Clint or anyone can you tell me where I can get a disk > >> image with a simple linux on it without user interface and that > >> stuff?. thanks so much. > >> > >> 2008/11/13 Eduardo Olmedo Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > I have installed bochs and now I have dllinux running and it using as > >> > hard disk a file called hd10meg.img, the kernel is 1.3.89. So the > >> > procedure that I should is: add my binary to the hd10meg.img and after > >> > move the img to the simulator. Where should I put the binary in the > >> > img? and Should I use another Linux with a 2.5 kernel?. Sorry for > >> > bother you with this simple questions, but my Linux experience is not > >> > very high. Thank you. > >> > > >> > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Clint Smullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> wrote: > >> >> It is much easier to mount the existing disk image, than to make a > new > >> >> one, unless you are adding an addition disk to the configuration. > >> >> After you have done the mount command (which you may have to prefix > >> >> with sudo, depending on your flavor of Linux), you then need to copy > >> >> the files to the mount point, verify the permissions and ownership (I > >> >> make all the files I copy onto the disk have root ownership and > >> >> group), and then umount it with (sudo) umount /mount/point. > >> >> > >> >> You will still need vmlinux, as that is loaded separately from the > >> >> disk image. > >> >> > >> >> - Clint > >> >> > >> >> On Nov 12, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Bob Nagel wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Thanks for your answer Clint, I know how to move the files, so the > >> >>> thing that I should do is: > >> >>> > >> >>> - Follow the steps from here Using linux-dist to Create Disk Images > >> >>> and Kernels for M5 to create my disk image > >> >>> - Add the binaries using this commnad /bin/mount -o > loop,offset=32256 > >> >>> /z/foo.img /mount/point > >> >>> - Submit the image and point the configuration py file to the image > >> >>> file > >> >>> > >> >>> To run the simulation do I still need to install the vmlinux in the > >> >>> machine that is running the simulation?. Thank you so much for your > >> >>> help. > >> >>> > >> >>> 2008/11/12 Clint Smullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> If you install Linux into a virtual machine (Bochs, VirtualPC, > >> >>>> VMWare, etc.), you will have root privilege and will be able to > >> >>>> mount the disk image within the virtual machine to make changes > >> >>>> (albeit using sudo mount ...). I move the disk images around using > >> >>>> scp, which performs file transfers through a SSH session. If you > >> >>>> have SSH access to the server that M5 is running on, then this is > >> >>>> the simplest way of getting it working. If you happen to have a > >> >>>> real Linux machine which you have root privilege on, you can do the > >> >>>> same procedure to get the files moved. Other methods for copying > >> >>>> the files would be FTP, SMB, or any other method that you normally > >> >>>> use for copying files onto and off of that machines access. > >> >>>> - Clint > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Nov 12, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Bob Nagel wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Hi Ali thanks for your answer, I do not know what you mean. Are you > >> >>>> saying that I should create the Disk Image in another machine in > >> >>>> which I have root privileges? and after how do I submit that disk > >> >>>> image to the machine in which I have m5 installed?, I should run > >> >>>> the simulation in that machine because it is much faster than mine. > >> >>>> Thank you. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> 2008/11/12 Ali Saidi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> No, you don't need to have root privileges on the machine that > >> >>>>> you're > >> >>>>> running M5 on, but you do need them on some system because the > mount > >> >>>>> requires root privileges. You could run linux inside a VM or with > a > >> >>>>> emulator such as Bochs for this purpose. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Ali > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> On Nov 12, 2008, at 3:44 PM, Bob Nagel wrote: > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>>> Hello, > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> I want to run some of my own tests in FS mode, and I have seen > >> >>>>>> here > >> > > > http://www.m5sim.org/wiki/index.php/Using_linux-dist_to_Create_Disk_Images_and_Kernels_for_M5 > >> >>>>>> , that to create the disk image and to add files to it I need to > >> >>>>>> have root privileges. Is there any way to avoid this?, I am able > >> >>>>>> to > >> >>>>>> run the benchmarks that comes with the installation of FS, is > there > >> >>>>>> any way to add my binaries to that disk image. 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