Re: [coLinux-users] Is there any way to boot the .img file ofcolinux by another virtualization software?

[Shao M. <sha...@gm...>]

The Syslinux boot-loader will happily boot under QEmu without an MBR.  -
Shao

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From: Robert Irvin [mailto:and...@ho...] 
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 08:53
To: Shao Miller; 'Nabi K.A.Z.'
Cc: 'colinux'
Subject: Re: [coLinux-users] Is there any way to boot the .img file
ofcolinux by another virtualization software?

 

If you get this it will be a miracle, lots of my messages disappear. 

The problem i always had booting like this was the lack of partition table
in the image prevented it working. Colinux specifies partition image in
config while qemu usually specifies a disk. 

My method, for creating images for use in colinux, was to boot and install
to a normal qemu disk in qemu. i would then mount an empty colinux disk in
the image, format and dd the filesystem. 

As you are attempting the opposite, i would use an existing qemu image from
the web to mount a blank qemu disk and a blank colinux image. Partition the
new qemu disk, format and then dd/cp colinux install to it.