Re: qemu disk images
How do you start qemu AFTER the install is completed? Something like this? qemu -k fi -hda debian.ext2.dmg -hdb debian.swap.dmg I can't get that far: It's not possible to complete the installation because the drives used in -hda -hdb cannot be partitioned or mounted by the installtion process. I can mount them manually outside of qemu, butI'm not sure how to benefit from that in this task. I can boot from any of the the install CD images (debian, kubuntu, xubuntu) I have tried. qemu -k fi -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso -boot d \ -hda debian.ext2.dmg-hdb debian.swap.dmg The partitioning tool finds the two images, appears to let me make and save a partition table, and format the partition, but cannot seem to actually save any changes. -Lars
Re: qemu disk images -- resolved
Ok. I figured out how to resolve the problem, but through a work-around. One main difference was I had to use qemu-img instead of dd to create the disk images. The other was during the guest system install to make logical partitions *not* primary partitions. qemu-img create -f qcow d4.debian.ext2.qcow 400M qemu-img create -f qcow d4.debian.swap.qcow 200M Then I fire up a vncserver and connect. Inside the vnc client I could then boot the install CD and go through the installation: qemu -k fi -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso -boot d \ -hda debian2.ext2.dmg-hdb debian.swap.dmg Once the installation was done, I can then boot the new system in d4.debian.ext2.qcow : qemu -k en-us -boot c \ -hda d4.debian.ext2.qcow \ -hdb d4.debian.swap.qcow \ -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso I'm not quite sure how to ssh to the guest system, but since I seem to be able to initiate outbound connections, it should be within reach to solve that, too. -Lars Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ensure access to your data now and in the future http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute
qemu disk images
How can I create disk images that I can use in qemu on OpenBSD to install debian as a guest system? I've got qemu installed on openbsd and have been trying to install some guest systems but there is difficulty mounting any of the disk images. The installation process seems to progess nicely, regardless of which guest system I start installling, and when it comes to partitioning, the partitioning tool can see the images and appears to be able to write a new partition map. I can boot a variety of installer CDs (xubuntu and debian) and get the same problem. Here is how I am firing up qemu: qemu -k fi -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso -boot d \ -hda debian.ext2.dmg-hdb debian.swap.dmg However, the guest system is unable to mount the images or their partitions seemingly regardless of how I create them. I have tried creating the images on a linux system with an ext2 filesystem and a swap filesystem and using them as is. And I've tried letting the install process partition these. And I have tried using qemu-image and letting the install do the partitioning: qemu-img create -f raw d3.debian.ext2.dmg 300M They mount manually outside of qemu. Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog ... ... until you start barking.
Re: qemu disk images
At 03:16 PM 3/4/07, Lars D. NoodC)n wrote: I can boot a variety of installer CDs (xubuntu and debian) and get the same problem. Here is how I am firing up qemu: qemu -k fi -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso -boot d \ -hda debian.ext2.dmg-hdb debian.swap.dmg However, the guest system is unable to mount the images or their partitions seemingly regardless of how I create them. How do you start qemu AFTER the install is completed? Something like this? qemu -k fi -hda debian.ext2.dmg -hdb debian.swap.dmg
