How do you creating a Qemu image using an iso stored on the hard-drive?

[AndyCooll]

The title really says it all.

May be I'm missing something obvious, but I ask because even though I can get a new Qemu image to boot up from the iso (e.g. an Ubuntu iso), when I get as far as detecting the hardware it then tells me that it can't find the CD-drive and won't let me go any further.

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[AndyCooll]

Has no-one ever created a Qemu image from an iso on their hard-drive??

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[epimeteo]

Hi AndyCooll,

is this happening with all your isos? Ubuntu, windows, etc, with Gutsy host and the qemu package from the repositories? If it is check this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/144368

[bodhi.zazen]

What command are you using to start qemu ?

[aysiu]

Maybe I don't know enough about Qemu, but I've always found it a bit limiting. You might have more luck with VirtualBox.

That said, whenever I've used Qemu in the past, I haven't created an image... I've just used the .iso itself. For example, if it's on your desktop: cd ~/Desktop
qemu -cdrom ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso

[AndyCooll]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm at work at the moment, but I'll get back to you with a fuller reply later.

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[AndyCooll]

My apologies for not replying. In the end I got side-tracked, so haven't had a chance to revisit this.

epimeteo: I think it was just the Ubuntu iso's I was having problems with. I'll have a look at that bug report.

bodhi.zazen: I was creating an image and then attempting to install Ubuntu using the following commands:
qemu-img create -f qcow ubuntu.img 5G

qemu -localtime -cdrom /dev/cdrom -m 512 -boot d ubuntu.img
I also tried creating an image using Qemulator.

aysiu: Yeah, I have used VirtualBox and quite liked it. However at the time, I was looking for a fully open-source virtualisation app and the VirtualBox deb I'd downloaded from the website wasn't. Of course I hadn't realised that the repos now contain VirtualBox OSE!

Anyway, when I have the time maybe I'll come back to this ...now it's the challenge that keeps me interested!

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