I'm on 32-bit machine. I can reproduce the error with the following
installation:
- Intrepid beta dated 09-30-2008
- F4 -> minimum install
- No server, no nothing
Reboot.. sudo apt-get install python-vm-builder
and run the command
sudo vmbuilder vmw6 ubuntu --suite intrepid --flavour virtual --
Troubleshooting the same issue with a user on #ubuntu-virt indicates
that the problem does disappear after a reboot. This seems to confirm
my suspicion that libdevmapper does not load its module when installed.
** Also affects: devmapper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Su
It sound like the device mapper module is not loaded. Did you reboot
your system after installing python-vm-builder? if not, does the error
disappear after rebooting?
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