Public bug reported: Running qemu-img utility with -c option for compression alway fails with the following error on any file (most probably > 2G),
qemu-img convert -c -O qcow2 disk2.qcow2.original disk2.qcow2 qemu-img: error while compressing sector 5121920: Input/output error This looks similar to the bug fixed in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214855 krishna@krishna-ubuntu:/vms/windows_office$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) Release: 15.10 krishna@krishna-ubuntu:/vms/windows_office$ apt-cache policy qemu-utils qemu-utils: Installed: 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu4 Candidate: 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Can this bug/patch be added to Ubuntu 15.10? ** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - qemu-img fails with krishna@krishna-ubuntu:/vms/windows_office$ qemu-img convert -c -O qcow2 disk2.qcow2.original disk2.qcow2 qemu-img: error while compressing sector 5121920: Input/output error when -c flag is passed + qemu-img fails with "error while compressing sector 5121920: Input/output error" when -c flag is passed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1491050 Title: qemu-img fails with "error while compressing sector 5121920: Input/output error" when -c flag is passed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1491050/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
