Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:35:29 +0100 From: Matthias Apitz <matthias.apitz@oclc.org> To: Kimi <kimimeister@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: converting VM from VMWare-format to Qemu Message-ID: <20080109113529.GA6154@rebelion.Sisis.de> In-Reply-To: <42b497160801090306j29f85529peff83b4a3ba507b1@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080109104253.GA5201@rebelion.Sisis.de> <42b497160801090306j29f85529peff83b4a3ba507b1@mail.gmail.com>
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El día Wednesday, January 09, 2008 a las 11:06:28AM +0000, Kimi escribió: > 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 = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 5 40131 83 Linux /dev/sda2 6 68 506047+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /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? > 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; > have you (anyone?) tried running VMware Player under FreeBSD's linux emulation? 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 <matthias.apitz@oclc.org> - 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
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