Public bug reported: at some point recently, qemu-nbd (and qemu also) started complaining about raw devices.
qemu-nbd will actually refuse to connect and exit failure unless you specify --format if it does not detect the format. the end result is that on wily right now: mount-image-callback partititioned-disk-image.raw /bin/bash will fail. Additionally, because of the way it fails, it actually never disconnects from the device. It looks like this: $ sudo mount-image-callback -vvv /tmp/disk.img -- /bin/bash WARNING: Image format was not specified for '/tmp/disk.img' and probing guessed raw. Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted. Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions. failed to qemu-nbd connect /tmp/disk.img to /dev/nbd0 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: cloud-image-utils 0.27-0ubuntu18 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3 Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Sep 4 12:32:24 2015 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-23 (43 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150722.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: cloud-utils UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cloud-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1492386 Title: mount-image-callback: must specify format to qemu-nbd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/+bug/1492386/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs