On 02/14/2012 07:25 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Hello List, > > Is there a particular format of the root image that UML uses? See block devices here: http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/configure.html
As for partition tables and filesystem types, UML is a Linux kernel so it will support whatever you compile in. > My intent is to have one single image and use it across all > different virtualizations, i.e. use the same image with UML, > VirtualBox, KVM etc. KVM can work with raw disks too, not sure about the others but you can use their disk tools to convert to and from raw disks. More info here: http://fs.devloop.org.uk/ > I tried to boot with the VirtualBox vdi image but UML paniced > stating that it couldn't mount a file system off of that image. It > was a single partitioned root file system with no /boot or swap. Won't work. UML doesn't know what a VDI image is (or vmdk or whatever) > Does UML understand the partitions in an image? This has nothing to do with the partitions, it's the disk format. > Meanwhile I'll try with a partition-less image. Won't help. Cheers Antoine > > > Ritesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
