Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Virtualization support.

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Hello,

warptrosse wrote:

> I'm trying to put *devil-linux* in a virtual hard-disk... using
> *install-on-usb*.... but It gives me folllowing error:
> 
> ==============================
> =======================================================
> mke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)
> Warning: 256-byte inodes not usable on older systems
> tune2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)
> Setting maximal mount count to -1
> copying files
> copying image of CD in /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd to device
> mounted on ./tmp-install2usb/disk-mnt/bootcd.iso
> /sbin/install-on-usb: line 28: 804 Bus error           nice dd bd=$bs
> count=$nsectors if=$1 of=$2
> Install failed!
> syncing and unmounting (this could take a while)
> ================================================================

For me it looks like you have a problem with hardware paravirtualization... "Bus
error"...



> I'll try to change the *inodes* size to *128*... in *mke2fs* line of
> *install-on-usb* script (mke2fs -I 128 <disk>)....
> 
It's already done. See lines 511-513 of install-on-usb:

    if echo $FORMAT | grep ext > /dev/null; then
         local OPTION="-I 128"
    fi

> I'm using a VM with a *4gb* virtual *hard-disk* (/dev/hda) and an ide
> *cd-rom* (/dev/hdc).... maybe the *hard-disk* must be *sata*....

The new version of DL (with kernel 2.6.26.6) will be availible soon. Probably it
will be better with KVM than 2.6.25.x

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Serge