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

[Igor Chubin <igor@xxxxxxx>]

...
> 
> This looks good I think.
> 
> # file centos.img
> centos.img: x86 boot sector, Microsoft Windows XP mbr,Serial 0xb5058

Can you run 

file -s /dev/ida/c0d0

on the host where from
you have copied the image?




> 
> 
> > 
> > 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

What shows fdisk -l /dev/ida/c0d0 on the source host?


Size=4G <- is it ok?
You have said that your HDD is 8GB size


> 
> Thanks,
> James
> 
> 

-- 
WBR, i.m.chubin


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