On 16 September 2013 23:26, Jose R R <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balls, totally forgot to mention that you need to use the WIP-partitioning branch, sorry about that. So `git checkout WIP-partitioning` and then run the command. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAMcOGXE3O7CrNC1EUTXmt49XsA1-Z1QAimXgsY+KGR6Xdkv=_...@mail.gmail.com
