Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:02:56 +0200 From: Johan Hendriks <joh.hendriks@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Edit the qcow2 FreeBSD image file Message-ID: <bc0b02fb-e121-be41-e5ce-1b2d84958d1c@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20171004112931.bb6524b9.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <dc133ebc-d931-6b9e-b989-bf8e69b2be81@gmail.com> <20171004112931.bb6524b9.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Op 04/10/2017 om 11:29 schreef Polytropon:
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017 09:47:47 +0200, Johan Hendriks wrote:
>> I want to add a script to the default qcow2 file of the FreeBSD qcow2 image.
>> But how do i mount the qcow2 file on FreeBSD?
>> There are a lot of howto's how to do it on Linux but i do not always
>> have a Linux box ready.
> Without having verified, I'd say something like this will work:
>
> # mdconfig -a -t vnode -f <flename> -u 0
> # mount -t ufs -o rw /dev/md0s1a /mnt
>
> The key is to connect the file to a md device ("memory disk"),
> and then use it as if it was a real disk. But always check the
> correct device file name - md0 will reflect the "disk layout"
> of the image file, so maybe you need to use /dev/md0p1 or
> /dev/md0a or simply /dev/md0, so check "ls /dev/md0*" to see
> how the layout is being translated to device files - this
> depends on the layout that has been constructed within the
> image file.
>
> When you're done, use:
>
> # umount /mnt
> # mdconfig -d -u 0
>
> This will finally sync any changes and disconnect the device.
> The image file can be used now.
>
Thanks, I tried that, but it does not work.
root@desk:~ # mdconfig -a -t vnode -f FreeBSD-11.1-RELEASE-amd64.qcow2 -u 0
Then a ls of /dev/md0 only shows md0 and i can not mount that one.
root@desk:~ # ls -al /dev/md*
crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x8c Oct 4 11:48 /dev/md0
crw------- 1 root wheel 0xb Sep 21 14:16 /dev/mdctl
And a mount of /dev/md0 gives an error.
root@desk:~ # mount -t ufs -o rw /dev/md0 /mnt
mount: /dev/md0: Invalid argument
regards
Johan
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