Re: [qubes-users] Using Disk2vhd or VMware vCenter Converter to copy existing win10 installation to use in Qubes?
On 2020-03-06 15:24, Stumpy wrote: > On 2020-03-06 09:20, Frédéric Pierret wrote: >> >> On 2020-03-03 09:43, Stumpy wrote: >>> Hi, I have an existing win10 installation which I want to copy and then use >>> as a template in Qubes. I am sure I asked before somewhere about this and >>> the only thing i remember about the response was Disk2vhd. >> >> 1) From where you have win10 installation? It comes from a physical machine >> or VM? > > From a physical machine. > > Yes this question from physical is necessary, especially if enabling proper > drivers in Windows is needed. > > It would be from a physical machine, and its my hope to then install qubes on > this machine, and then run this win10 vm (along with other VMs) on this > machine. >> >> 2) In which format? OVA, VMDK? > > Well i guess it depends, I am fine with whatever that is using vmware to copy > the physical machine to ova or vmdk - my pref i guess would be whichever is > easier. I don't know how you want to go from your physical windows 10 (unrelated to vCenter) to a Qubes VM. I almost did something like this. The target was not Qubes but KVM(+libvirt) but this is almost the same for Qubes. Here is what I've done: 0) In the windows, enabled the related drivers at boot. First with IDE backend: atapi.sys, intelide.sys, pciide.sys and msahci.sys. I only identified those four for booting the VM and preventing the famous BSOD with 7B error. 1) Used 'dd' for creating a raw image of the physical drive, 2) Created a VM as I told you by using 'dd' from this raw image to an LVM 3) Booted the VM and installed missing drivers Good luck :) >> >> I would go to use qemu-img for converting VMDK (certainly in sparse format >> if it comes from vCenter) into raw image. Then, creating a standalone HVM in >> Qubes with sufficient space then dd from your image to your root lvm >> partition of the newly created VM. > > Thanks for the concise suggestion, i think i got it. > > Will get it a try. Cheers > >> >> >>> So i am thinking its possible to copy an existing installation, and hoping >>> its possible to use that image as a template in Qubes but am really unsure >>> about the details. >>> >>> Is there a write or relevant howto for doing something like this? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> >> Best, >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/08912aaa-473e-cd11-9601-342f2a445ab5%40qubes-os.org. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [qubes-users] Using Disk2vhd or VMware vCenter Converter to copy existing win10 installation to use in Qubes?
On 2020-03-06 09:20, Frédéric Pierret wrote: On 2020-03-03 09:43, Stumpy wrote: Hi, I have an existing win10 installation which I want to copy and then use as a template in Qubes. I am sure I asked before somewhere about this and the only thing i remember about the response was Disk2vhd. 1) From where you have win10 installation? It comes from a physical machine or VM? From a physical machine. Yes this question from physical is necessary, especially if enabling proper drivers in Windows is needed. It would be from a physical machine, and its my hope to then install qubes on this machine, and then run this win10 vm (along with other VMs) on this machine. 2) In which format? OVA, VMDK? Well i guess it depends, I am fine with whatever that is using vmware to copy the physical machine to ova or vmdk - my pref i guess would be whichever is easier. I would go to use qemu-img for converting VMDK (certainly in sparse format if it comes from vCenter) into raw image. Then, creating a standalone HVM in Qubes with sufficient space then dd from your image to your root lvm partition of the newly created VM. Thanks for the concise suggestion, i think i got it. Will get it a try. Cheers So i am thinking its possible to copy an existing installation, and hoping its possible to use that image as a template in Qubes but am really unsure about the details. Is there a write or relevant howto for doing something like this? Thanks! Best, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/08afa0f8-9b5e-dfc3-446b-ee0ba938d839%40posteo.net.
Re: [qubes-users] Using Disk2vhd or VMware vCenter Converter to copy existing win10 installation to use in Qubes?
On 2020-03-03 09:43, Stumpy wrote: > Hi, I have an existing win10 installation which I want to copy and then use > as a template in Qubes. I am sure I asked before somewhere about this and the > only thing i remember about the response was Disk2vhd. 1) From where you have win10 installation? It comes from a physical machine or VM? Yes this question from physical is necessary, especially if enabling proper drivers in Windows is needed. 2) In which format? OVA, VMDK? I would go to use qemu-img for converting VMDK (certainly in sparse format if it comes from vCenter) into raw image. Then, creating a standalone HVM in Qubes with sufficient space then dd from your image to your root lvm partition of the newly created VM. > So i am thinking its possible to copy an existing installation, and hoping > its possible to use that image as a template in Qubes but am really unsure > about the details. > > Is there a write or relevant howto for doing something like this? > > Thanks! > Best, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/014a351d-f742-049f-c424-7a5bbf8ae6fd%40qubes-os.org. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [qubes-users] Using Disk2vhd or VMware vCenter Converter to copy existing win10 installation to use in Qubes?
On 2020-03-03 03:43, Stumpy wrote: Hi, I have an existing win10 installation which I want to copy and then use as a template in Qubes. I am sure I asked before somewhere about this and the only thing i remember about the response was Disk2vhd. So i am thinking its possible to copy an existing installation, and hoping its possible to use that image as a template in Qubes but am really unsure about the details. Is there a write or relevant howto for doing something like this? Thanks! Nada? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/5da2420a-ad7b-17f1-c5df-e2b384cf941f%40posteo.net.
[qubes-users] Using Disk2vhd or VMware vCenter Converter to copy existing win10 installation to use in Qubes?
Hi, I have an existing win10 installation which I want to copy and then use as a template in Qubes. I am sure I asked before somewhere about this and the only thing i remember about the response was Disk2vhd. So i am thinking its possible to copy an existing installation, and hoping its possible to use that image as a template in Qubes but am really unsure about the details. Is there a write or relevant howto for doing something like this? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/90e66a01cce4a2738130271856fb62f7%40posteo.net.
