Re: RE: [Xen-users] fix the winxp guest image

[Songtao Liu <songtao.liu@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Mats

#losetup /dev/loop0 /xen/winxp.img
#kpartx -av /dev/loop0
#mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mnt
#cp -prv $WINDOWS/i386 /mnt/
#umount /mnt

pls see from this link, page 6.
https://virt.108.redhat.com/articles/2007/01/15/xen-guest-installation.pdf

I use the FAT.
My image included SP2, which I downloaded from the Uni website.I didn't use the 
patch. 

Thanks
Songtao



Original Message:

 
<br />
<br />> -----Original Message-----
<br />> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
<br />> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
<br />> Songtao Liu
<br />> Sent: 23 April 2007 16:57
<br />> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<br />> Subject: [Xen-users] fix the winxp guest image
<br />> 
<br />> Hi,
<br />> 
<br />> I am now trying to install a WinXP guest on Xen, after reboot 
<br />> I should input the path of the SP2. So I think I should 
<br />> firstly fix the XP image, then I follows these steps:
<br />
<br />So, you're trying to add SP2 into a WinXP installation, right? 
<br />
<br />Where do you currently have your SP2 image? If it's on a CDROM, then
<br />just point Windows to that CDROM or a IMAGE of it. 
<br />
<br />> 
<br />> #losetup /dev/loop0 /xen/winxp.img
<br />> #kpartx -av /dev/loop0
<br />> #mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mnt
<br />> #cp -prv $WINDOWS/i386 /mnt/
<br />> #umount /mnt
<br />> 
<br />> The first 3 steps run OK but in the 4th step, it comes up 
<br />> this message: 
<br />> "cannot stat `/i386': No such file or directory"
<br />
<br />I'm not sure what youre trying to do here. But I suspect $WINDOWS is
<br />probably not set to the right thing ($something means the "shell
<br />variable something", and the error message indicates that you didn't
<br />have anything in the variable called WINDOWS - not that case matters).
<br />
<br />However, be the $WINDOWS what it may, you also have to bear in mind that
<br />Linux is unable to write to a NTFS partition (other than modifying
<br />existing files), so if your filesystem is NTFS, even if you have the
<br />files there, you'll not be able to copy the files to the NTFS partition.
<br />
<br />
<br />--
<br />Mats
<br />
<br />> 
<br />> Where can be the problem.
<br />> Any hints will be great :)
<br />> 
<br />> Songtao
<br />> 
<br />> 
<br />> 
<br />
<br />
<br />

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