From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 9 12:20:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6382516A421 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:20:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kimimeister@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31AE713C4E7 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:19:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kimimeister@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k17so421423waf.3 for ; Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:19:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=KaASJsrZhRpLJtyjqWoowQGRg5Pko7+fQUW7zXHk0jQ=; b=Arn+LBjPNcKXtlTHzmNVXTGH3HiG8KjX67mgiHgofXSWDYPAm7W2A+8PovS0cYkteLv8TBDl3rIFngVoXk9bERPQXyMqbs3b7/AjiccW4InxnQOeNmEcwyViP8ySCrIpHQeatFsz0r4tPh/S3dSJLIpx1zhSjcybNvzzXYX6oFU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=tXoB8dWOC/psxEp02hXiXrCC/r/TkXChlheIOOxlGH0hU0wbw+VKwAB7kpnBXOCSTdpEi1HKczDodUGsJzJajeW+yvAOu8Fk93x33lvcmRsIl6snFqJbYqpk8nxq/D0xS+N+i//F0D6wmFl9fwwsSWNm8mjJLnv4ALfi2R75cW8= Received: by 10.114.61.1 with SMTP id j1mr759329waa.62.1199881198440; Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:19:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.111.17 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 04:19:58 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <42b497160801090419kddbc836t41a36bd8b9a605b6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:19:58 +0000 From: Kimi To: "Matthias Apitz" In-Reply-To: <20080109113529.GA6154@rebelion.Sisis.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <20080109104253.GA5201@rebelion.Sisis.de> <42b497160801090306j29f85529peff83b4a3ba507b1@mail.gmail.com> <20080109113529.GA6154@rebelion.Sisis.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: converting VM from VMWare-format to Qemu X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:20:00 -0000 On 09/01/2008, Matthias Apitz wrote: > El d=EDa Wednesday, January 09, 2008 a las 11:06:28AM +0000, Kimi escribi= =F3: > > > I think the only part that needs converting is the VMDK files which is > > the virtual hard disc drive. I'm not entirely sure if qemu-img handles > > split VMDK files, I would be surprised if that was the case. I also > > think the image is a sparse one go by the s in two of the VMDK's file > > name. You can all but try. > > Thx for the answer; this is how the running VM sees the disk: > > # fdisk -l /dev/sda > > Disk /dev/sda: 6442 MB, 6442450944 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 783 cylinders > Units =3D cylinders of 16065 * 512 =3D 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 5 40131 83 Linux > /dev/sda2 6 68 506047+ 82 Linux swap / Sola= ris > /dev/sda3 69 783 5743237+ 83 Linux > > maybe it is an idea to just punch the complete disk /dev/sda > with dd(1) to a file outside the VM and convert/use this with > Qemu? > it was one of two other possibles I was going to suggest along with running VMware Server for Linux. maybe overkill? I just try to think free incase qemu-img cannot do what you need. > > better place to have asked maybe is the qemu malling list available on = qemu.org > > this is not a mailing list, but a BBS with web interface; I asked > there already other stuff in the past w/o any answers; but will > do give it a try again; sorry, you can post user questions on the developer mailing list, I see a few times. you know, maybe your question has been asked before? maybe use gmane.org and see. > > > have you (anyone?) tried running VMware Player under FreeBSD's linux em= ulation? > > not me; > > matthias > > -- > Matthias Apitz > Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH > Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching - Germany > t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 > e - w http://www.oclc.org/ http://www.UnixArea.= de/ > b http://gurucubano.blogspot.com/ > Don't top-post, read RFC1855 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html > --=20 Regards, Kimi