Hey, On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 09:42:04PM +0530, kanishk rastogi wrote: > I wanted to use ubuntu 8.04 in my uml machine. > How do i create a filesystem image with ubuntu 8.04 installed...
assuming that you already have ubuntu or debian on you host machine, follow these steps: 1. Create an empty filesystem image: dd if=/dev/zero of=<image_file.bin> bs=1024 count=<image size in kB> (Minimal 8.04 installation needs about 200MB) 2. Format the image with a filesystem of your choice (here ext3): mkfs.ext3 <image_file.bin> (You will be indicated, that the image file is not a block special device, do proceed anyway.) 3. Mount the image file: sudo mount <image_file.bin> <mount_point_of_your_choice> -o loop (Obviously you must be allowed to use sudo...) 4. Install debootstrap on your host system: sudo aptitude install debootstrap 5. Install ubuntu into the image filesystem: sudo debootstrap hardy <mount_point_as_above> 6. Copy uml kernel modules into the image filesystem: sudo cp -a <uml_modules_dir> <mount_point_as_above>/lib/modules/ 7. Unmount the image file sudo umount <mount_point_as_above> 8. Finished! Test the image: <uml_binary> ubda=<image_file.bin> -- Best Regards, Leonid Chaichenets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
