[SOLVED] [qemu] how to specify disk image as 'raw'?

gregors · 02-23-2019, 06:46 PM

Hi there!

I am trying to reanimate an old linux installation by using the rescue mode of an debian installation DVD. But no matter what I do qemu always complains:

Code:

WARNING: Image format was not specified for './mimi-vor-slackware-sdb.dd' and probing guessed raw. ...

The command used is:

Code:

qemu-system-x86_64 -hda ./mimi-vor-slackware-sdb.dd -blockdev driver=raw,node-name=disk,file.driver=file,file.filename=mimi-vor-slackware-sdb.dd -cdrom debian-7.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso -boot d

What the hell is wrong here?! As far as I can see I do specify the disk image as 'raw'. Or am I not?

Does anyone here can tell me what I am doing wrong?

TIA

Gregor

jefro · 02-25-2019, 03:54 PM

What was the solution?

gregors · 02-25-2019, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

What was the solution?

I remembered an old thread I started - same question ... :-)

See #3 here: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...le-4175644664/

Gregor

jefro · 02-26-2019, 02:53 PM

Thanks. I totally forgot about that.