May I know how can I make the initrd image for a given kernel version in order to boot it using QEMU?
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar < [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:05 PM, horseriver <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 03:09:00PM +0700, Mulyadi Santosa wrote: >> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:44 AM, horseriver <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:51:36PM +0700, Mulyadi Santosa wrote: >> > >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:52 AM, horseriver <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > hi:) >> > >> > >> > >> > I want to boot kernel from hard disk image ,because i am using >> a virtual machine . >> > >> > How to make this bootable image ? >> > >> > After I make it ,how do I put kernel Image into this image? >> > >> >> > >> If you are using qemu or kvm, you don't need to put the kernel inside >> > >> the virtual machine image. >> > >> >> > >> Just use -kernel (or possibly -initrd) parameter and pass the path >> and >> > >> file name of your kernel image and you're good to go. >> > > >> > > The path? >> > > How to write the path? You mean the virtual machine can share >> physical >> > > hard disk with the host ,without its own hard disk image ? >> > >> > assume your virtual disk image is in /tmp/guest.img. >> > >> > Kernel is /tmp/kernel-image. Initrd is /tmp/initrd >> > >> > Usually, I invoke it this way: >> > qemu -kernel /tmp/kernel-image -initrd /tmp/initrd -hda /tmp/guest.img >> >> thanks! >> how does the /tmp/kernel-image made ? >> >> Really? > your bzImage is your kernel-image. > >> >> > >> > Hope you got the idea.... >> > >> > >> > -- >> > regards, >> > >> > Mulyadi Santosa >> > Freelance Linux trainer and consultant >> > >> > blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com >> > training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Kernelnewbies mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> > > > > -- > Thank you > Warm Regards > Anuz > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > -- *Regards,* *Paul Davies C* vivafoss.blogspot.com
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