From 0522d1b9b9d17fabcafebdffb5b57ca4790ac178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:44:52 +0100 Subject: Use proper ikiwiki syntax. --- buildgnuonqemu.mdwn | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/buildgnuonqemu.mdwn b/buildgnuonqemu.mdwn index 97ce3b83..c5fb8da3 100644 --- a/buildgnuonqemu.mdwn +++ b/buildgnuonqemu.mdwn @@ -10,52 +10,59 @@ Creating a bootable qemu image from a root filesystem and bootloader 1. Create a hard disk image -
qemu-img create -f qcow  G
+ qemu-img create -f qcow G -2. Use a live CD (better to have a lighter OS like system rescue CD to make the process faster) and the image created to boot. +2. Use a live CD (better to have a lighter OS like system rescue CD to make the + process faster) and the image created to boot. -
qemu -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda  -boot d
+ qemu -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda -boot d -3. Once system is booted use a partition editing tool (like fdisk, cfdisk, parted, gparted, qtparted ...) to partition the image. +3. Once system is booted use a partition editing tool (like fdisk, cfdisk, + parted, gparted, qtparted ...) to partition the image. -
cfdisk
+ cfdisk -create the necessary partitions (root and swap partitions boot, home ... if required) + create the necessary partitions (root and swap partitions boot, home ... if + required) 4. Create a file syatem for the root partiotion -
mke2fs /dev/hda1
+ mke2fs /dev/hda1 5. Mount the partition -
mkdir disk
-mount /dev/hda1 disk
+ mkdir disk + mount /dev/hda1 disk -6. Copy the file system from the host machine to the mounted directory (use a compressed file system to make the copying faster) +6. Copy the file system from the host machine to the mounted directory (use a + compressed file system to make the copying faster) -Grab the GNU spapshot from ams' site + Grab the GNU spapshot from ams' site + -
scp @: disk
+ scp @: disk 7. Uncompress the files -
cd disk
-tar -jxvf 
+ cd disk + tar -jxvf 8. Unmount the mounted partition -
cd .. 
-umount disk
+ cd .. + umount disk 9. power off the guest OS. -
poweroff
+ poweroff -10. To make the file syatem bootable download a grub floppy image ([[http://hurd.in/pub/Hurd/HurdOnVMware/grub.img][grub.img]]) +10. To make the file syatem bootable download a grub floppy image + + 11. Run qemu to boot into your brand new system -
qemu -hda  -fda grub.img -boot a
+ qemu -hda -fda grub.img -boot a Happy Hacking !! @@ -64,27 +71,25 @@ Make your new system boot from the hard disk 1. Mount your grub image -
mkdir floppy
-mount -t ext2 -o loop grub.img floppy
+ mkdir floppy + mount -t ext2 -o loop grub.img floppy 2. Use previous steps 2 and 5 to boot from a liveCD and mount the partition -
cd disk/boot
-scp -r @:/boot/grub .
+ cd disk/boot + scp -r @:/boot/grub 3. Poweroff the guest -
poweroff
+ poweroff 4. Boot new system using floppy image previous step 11 -use install to hard disk option if you used the above grub image - -or go to grub command line and type + use install to hard disk option if you used the above grub image -
root (hd0,0)
-setup (hd0) 
+ or go to grub command line and type -Now you have a bootable system image. Enjoy Maadi !! + root (hd0,0) + setup (hd0) --- PraveenA - 21 Jun 2006 \ No newline at end of file + Now you have a bootable system image. Enjoy Maadi !! -- cgit v1.2.3