And sorry, I'm using live-build version 2.0.12-2 in Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 (squeeze)
On 29/04/2012, Miguel Villanueva Lobato <[email protected]> wrote: > I mean a file with an ext2 file system I have created with: > $ dd if=/dev/null of=live-rw bs=1GB seek=1 # for a 100MB sized image file > $/sbin/mkfs.ext2 -F live-rw > > Because I was trying it with files instead of partitions. > > Anyway, If I tried doing it in your way: > I boot the VM with the live cd in the CD/DVD device. But, what do you > mean by 'partition'? Because, in VirtualBox I can create a .VDI disk, > but how can I make an ext file system on it? > > On 29/04/2012, Rui Miguel P. Bernardo <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:55 AM, Miguel Villanueva Lobato >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've tried this creating an ISO image of a directory containing the live >>> debian system image and other image labeled live-rw (with an ext2 fs), >>> and >>> then, using this ISO for the CD/DVD device in VirtualBox, but it >>> doesn't >>> work: Vbox cannot find the boot medium. >>> >>> I've also tried using two CD/DVD devices: one with the system image and >>> the >>> other with the live-rw, but there's no way. >>> >>> Can someone help me? >>> >>> Tanks, >>> >>> Miguel. >> >> Hi, >> >> what do you mean by "and other image labeled live-rw (with an ext2 fs)"? >> >> It should work booting the virtualbox VM with the live cd, a partition >> disk labeled live-rw, and adding a boot option "persistent". >> >> I'm not using the latest sid version and I know there have been some >> recent changes about persistence. The debian image is sid? wheezy? >> squeeze? If the image is not sid the usual way should work. >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAP6oxv2Q013Ny=hofnsusmrasxfou862xt_ytay--4n+yrq...@mail.gmail.com
