Re: [Xen-users] Convert CentOS system to Xen image?

[James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm sorry for delay, I was away from the network.
> 

NP. Beggers can't be choosers. :-)

> 
> 
> Let us check image you have grabbed.
> Is it ok or no.
> 
> 
> Question #1.
> 
> If you have qemu installed, 
> just try to run
> 
> qemu -hda centos.img

Not installed. 

> 
> and say (or better show)
> what do you see.
> 
> 
> Question #2.
> 
> (if QEMU is not installed and you can't install it)
> 
> What does the command chow?
> 
> # file centos.img
> 

This looks good I think.

# file centos.img
centos.img: x86 boot sector, Microsoft Windows XP mbr,Serial 0xb5058


> 
> Question #3.
> 
> 
> # lsmod | grep -q ^loop || modprobe loop
> # losetup /dev/loop1 centos.img  
>   (if /dev/loop1 is busy, try /dev/loop2, /dev/loop3 and so on
>   you can get know what loop devices are busy with the command
>   losetup -a
>   if device is not listed, it is not busy and you can use it)
> 
> # fdisk -l /dev/loop1
> 
> And show what you have got.

This can't be good.....

# lsmod | grep -q ^loop || modprobe lo
# losetup /dev/loop1 centos.img
# fdisk -l /dev/loop1

Disk /dev/loop1: 3845 MB, 3845230592 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 467 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/loop1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Thanks,
James



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