Path Syntax for Bare Metal LivePC Import Function
Submitted by Steve Spence on August 21, 2007 - 2:25pm.
I have a Fedora 7 VMware VM on a desktop I would like to import into a Bare Metal install I have on a laptop. Basic situation:
- Both desktop & laptop are connected to my home network
-- I can ping the desktop (Vista) from the laptop (Bare Metal), but cannot ping the laptop from the desktop
-- Both machines & IPs are visible from my router
I have used the VMware utilities to rename the virtual disk (& everything else) (now system.vmdk) and shared the folder.
Inside Bare Metal, when I select "Import," I can't seem to find the right syntax that that lets me access the VM--"Error occurred while importing: open file=/system flags=0x8000; No such file or directory." Conclusion: I'm stuck on the network front.
I considered importing from a USB stick, but the FAT32 filesize limit (I've got a 4G virt disk) & Bare Metal problem with NTFS ruled that out.
Finally, I thought I'd try copying to the USB stick, then copying the files from the stick to a part of the laptop's hard drive that Bare Metal can access. Unfortunately, due either my newness to Linux or a prohibition in Bare Metal, I can't seem to find the USB stick from the Bare Metal command line to start the copying process. Again, stumped.
Your expertise & wisdom would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
SteveS
Also Worked Perfectly
Submitted by Steve Spence on August 22, 2007 - 10:12am.
Worked just as you suggested once I powered up with the USB stick inserted.
Now I can work on overcoming the importing a VMware VM hurdles . . .
Thanks again,
SteveS
What about Import's file path syntax?
Submitted by Steve Spence on August 25, 2007 - 4:32am.
Kevin,
Your comment did help me get the USB functional, but the process of copying a VM to a USB and then from the USB into Bare Metal is clearly a backup solution that consumes a lot of extra time and is limited by USB stick size.
Going back to my orginal problem:
- Inside Bare Metal, when I select "Import," I can't seem to find the right syntax that that lets me access the VM--"Error occurred while importing: open file=/system flags=0x8000; No such file or directory."
What I am trying to do is access a shared folder containing the VM on a networked computer running Vista. From a Windows machine the I have successfully accessed the VM using syntax like:
\\192.168.0.2\VM_Clone\Fedora7.vmx
From Bare Metal, I am able to ping the Vista machine ( meaning the Vista machine's firewall isn't causing a problem ), but the same path using forward or back slashes gives me the same error. I've also tried it with the machine name instead of the IP address with the same result.
I realize that this is probably the result of a lack of Linux knowledge on my part, but over 4 hours of Google time on the web & searching the moka5 forum hasn't given any answers.
Thanks,
SteveS
Re: What about Import's file path syntax?
Submitted by Constantine Sap... on August 31, 2007 - 5:11pm.
Steve,
I'm sorry about the time you spent looking for a solution to your problem.
Bare metal does not have a way of accessing Windows file shares.
You could try importing with our Windows client, then publishing, and then subscribing on bare metal.
Again, my apologies for the trouble.
-Costa
The USB device will
The USB device will auto-detect in baremetal but you will need to manually mount it.
Open xterm - using F5.
Enter "su"
check that the USB is detected as "fdisk -l" will list the devices.
Now mount the USB device.
Create a temporary mount point of "temp":Enter "mkdir /temp"
Mounting the USB device: "mount /dev/sdb1 /temp"
Hope this helps.
Kevin