[nmglug] KVM ,virt-manager,ubuntu live CD

[Eric Krieger]

You might try putting quotes around...

"Ubuntu 8.04.1.img"

...spaces in file names can cause havoc unless quotes are used.


Thanks,

- Eric




On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:57 AM, a <a at kaluta.us> wrote:
>
> Anyone familiar with why, following the source example (location as
> cited below,"info source") section: "Create an image" example #3
> does not give me the same result as provided by their given example?
>
> Info source;
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Image
>
> Various permutations of the example given by above source "Create an
> image" example #3:
>
> a at desktop:~$ qemu -m 256 -hda Ubuntu 8.04.1 i386 -cdrom /media/cdrom
> -boot d
> qemu: could not open disk image Ubuntu: No such file or directory
> a at desktop:~$ qemu -m 256 -hda Ubuntu 8.04.1.img -cdrom /media/cdrom
> -boot d
> qemu: could not open disk image Ubuntu: No such file or directory
> a at desktop:~$
> a at desktop:~$ qemu -m 256 -hda Ubuntu 8.04.1.iso -cdrom /media/cdrom
> -boot d
> qemu: could not open disk image Ubuntu: No such file or directory
> a at desktop:~$ qemu -m 256 -hda Ubuntu.iso -cdrom /media/cdrom -boot d
> qemu: could not open disk image Ubuntu.iso: No such file or directory
>
> Thanks
>
> Anthony
>
>
> On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 08:21 -0700, a wrote:
>> Eric;
>> This is the source I am using
>> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Images
>> Thanks for the confirmation.
>> Anthony
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 07:18 -0700, Eric Krieger wrote:
>> > Yup...that should work just fine.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > - Eric
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:16 AM, a <a at kaluta.us> wrote:
>> > > nmglug mailing list;
>> > >
>> > > Installed kvm,virt-manager am looking to give the installation a try
>> > > using a file system OS iso..
>> > > Needing an iso. source for that file placement,how can I use an Ubuntu
>> > > live cd as the iso.source?
>> > >
>> > > anthony
>> > >
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