Niltze, Anders- Cannot reproduce your setup:
$ git clone https://github.com/andsens/build-debian-cloud $ cd build-debian-cloud $ ./build-debian-cloud manifests/virtualbox.manifest.json build-debian-cloud This script creates a Debian Squeeze Image for either Amazon Web Services or Google Compute Engine. Valid subcommands are: ec2 Build an Amazon Machine Image gce Build a Google Compute Engine Image $ ./build-debian-cloud gce manifests/virtualbox.manifest.json Unrecognized option: manifests/virtualbox.manifest.json Type './build-debian-cloud --help' to see a list of possible options Best Regards. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Anders Ingemann <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey guys > > I posted to [email protected], asking for help to figure out why my > VirtualBox image is stuck at "GRUB loading.". I thought that it might > be more relevant over there, but maybe you guys have some ideas as > well. > Here's the link to the mailing list: > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-grub/2013-09/threads.html (not > a direct link, mailman seems to take its time indexing my post) > ...and here's what I wrote > --------------------------- > Hello everybody > > I am developing the debian bootstrapper "build-debian-cloud" > (https://github.com/andsens/build-debian-cloud) and am having some > trouble getting grub to boot my debian installation. > Since I bootstrap from a host system (with chroot etc.) I had to use > some workarounds to get grub installed onto a loopback device > (http://ebroder.net/2009/08/04/installing-grub-onto-a-disk-image/). > > The setup consists of a vdi image partitioned with GPT into boot, > root, swap (in that order). > I am unable to get past the "GRUB loading." message when booting the > image in VirtualBox. > > I have a hard time figuring out what is wrong with the setup, > especially because the scenario is a bit off the beaten path (mounting > vdi as an network block device, bootstrapping, using dmsetup to fake a > real hdd etc.). So the usual "just run BootRepair" or "reinstall grub" > won't really help to create a stable bootstrapping process. > I have run Ubuntus Boot Repair system to check if anything was wrong, > but I can't seem to find anything. The output is here: > http://paste.ubuntu.com/6115737/ > > The setup can be fully reproduced by cloning my repo and running > `./build-debian-cloud manifests/virtualbox.manifest.json` (only tested > on debian wheezy). > Simply create a new virtual machine in VBox, attach the resulting > image and boot it. > > I would appreciate any help you can offer > Anders Ingemann > --------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/camcogxfilv2+wq3fxe87wgv6ihs8etfqbejqb4vuof99onr...@mail.gmail.com > > -- Jose R R http://www.metztli-it.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM Lotus Symphony supported on GNU/Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daylight Saving Time in USA & Canada starts: Sunday 08 March 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
