I can report the same bug: r...@hal9000:~# ubuntu-vm-builder kvm intrepid --arch 'amd64' --mem '512' --rootsize '4096' --swapsize '1024' --kernel-flavour 'virtual' --hostname 'ubuntu' --mirror 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu' --components 'main,universe' 2009-02-24 13:08:24,030 INFO Creating disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderhUXKaQ/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:08:24,049 INFO Adding partition table to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderhUXKaQ/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:08:24,110 INFO Adding type 1 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderhUXKaQ/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:08:24,123 INFO Adding type 3 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderhUXKaQ/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:08:24,131 INFO Creating loop devices corresponding to the created partitions 2009-02-24 13:08:24,139 INFO /proc/misc: No entry for device-mapper found 2009-02-24 13:08:24,139 INFO Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? 2009-02-24 13:08:24,140 INFO Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. 2009-02-24 13:08:24,140 INFO /proc/misc: No entry for device-mapper found 2009-02-24 13:08:24,140 INFO Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? 2009-02-24 13:08:24,141 INFO Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. 2009-02-24 13:08:24,141 INFO Incompatible libdevmapper 1.02.20 (2007-06-15)(compat) and kernel driver 2009-02-24 13:08:24,141 INFO device mapper prerequisites not met 2009-02-24 13:08:24,141 INFO Cleaning up Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-vm-builder", line 29, in <module> VMBuilder.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/__init__.py", line 66, in run frontend.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/cli/__init__.py", line 67, in run vm.create() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/vm.py", line 453, in create raise e VMBuilder.exception.VMBuilderException: Process (['kpartx', '-av', '/tmp/vmbuilderhUXKaQ/disk0.img']) returned 1. stdout: , stderr: /proc/misc: No entry for device-mapper found Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. /proc/misc: No entry for device-mapper found Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Incompatible libdevmapper 1.02.20 (2007-06-15)(compat) and kernel driver device mapper prerequisites not met
And after probing the device mapper module: r...@hal9000:~# modprobe dm_mod r...@hal9000:~# ubuntu-vm-builder kvm intrepid --arch 'amd64' --mem '512' --rootsize '4096' --swapsize '1024' --kernel-flavour 'virtual' --hostname 'ubuntu' --mirror 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu' --components 'main,universe' 2009-02-24 13:12:14,170 INFO Creating disk image: /tmp/vmbuilder-_1bVM/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:12:14,174 INFO Adding partition table to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilder-_1bVM/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:12:14,222 INFO Adding type 1 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilder-_1bVM/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:12:14,230 INFO Adding type 3 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilder-_1bVM/disk0.img 2009-02-24 13:12:14,238 INFO Creating loop devices corresponding to the created partitions 2009-02-24 13:12:14,247 INFO Creating file systems 2009-02-24 13:12:14,284 INFO mke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) 2009-02-24 13:12:14,767 INFO Mounting target filesystems 2009-02-24 13:12:14,771 INFO Installing guest operating system. This might take some time... 2009-02-24 13:12:14,794 INFO Cleaning up Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-vm-builder", line 29, in <module> VMBuilder.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/__init__.py", line 66, in run frontend.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/cli/__init__.py", line 67, in run vm.create() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/VMBuilder/vm.py", line 453, in create raise e VMBuilder.exception.VMBuilderException: Process (['/usr/sbin/debootstrap', '--arch=amd64', 'intrepid', '/tmp/vmbuilder-_1bVM/root', 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu']) returned 1. stdout: E: No such script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/intrepid , stderr: I did not reboot after installing vm-builder Here some info on the machine r...@hal9000:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2 Release: 8.04 Codename: hardy r...@hal9000:~# uname -a Linux hal9000 2.6.24-22-server #1 SMP Mon Nov 24 20:06:28 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- libdevmapper does not load its kernel modules upon install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277648 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs