Public bug reported: qemu-img convert -O raw with yields a file of the correct length with no content, e.g.:
$ qemu-img convert -O raw trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ ls -l trusty-* -rw-rw-r-- 1 paul paul 255590912 Sep 10 09:14 trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img -rw-r--r-- 1 paul paul 2361393152 Sep 10 15:13 trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ du -sh trusty-* 244M trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img 0 trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ dpkg-query -W qemu-utils qemu-utils 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 $ lsb_release -c Codename: trusty $ _ qemu-img in precise and in utopic both seem to work correctly, e.g.: $ qemu-img convert -O raw trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ ls -l trusty-* -rw-r--r-- 1 paul paul 255590912 Sep 9 21:14 trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img -rw-r--r-- 1 paul paul 2361393152 Sep 10 03:16 trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ du -sh trusty-* 244M trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img 801M trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.raw $ dpkg-query -W qemu-utils qemu-utils 2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1 $ lsb_release -c Codename: utopic $ _ ** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: qemu (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1367547 Title: "qemu-img convert -O raw" is broken in trusty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1367547/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs