Re: [Xen-users] How to install an HVM linux guest without bootcd?

["Daniel P. Berrange" <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 09:46:50PM +0200, Goran Vukoman wrote:
> 
> > [...]
> > Why do want to avoid using a boot cd?  The best solution probably
> > depends on why you want to do that.
> > [...]
> 
> I want to write a program which creates, starts and stops virtual
> machines on demand.
> 
> To start and stop is no problem but to create one.
> 
> I've started to work with files but I can't partitionate a file with
> fdisk. 

Sure you can. Just setup a loop device pointing do the file while
you are partitioning.

  losetup myfile.img
  fdisk /dev/loop0
  loseutp -d /dev/loop0

Though you probably also need to tell fdisk geometry 

Dan.
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