Re: [Qemu-discuss] Installing an OS without booting or Interaction

2016-04-12 Thread Ashkan Taslimi
Thank you Jakob and Narcis for your reply. I used proceeding and it's working perfectly. I had a small challenge in getting rid of the first install menu which after modifying a file in the iso image everything is automatized now. Cheers, Ashkan On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Narcis Garcia wro

Re: [Qemu-discuss] Installing an OS without booting or Interaction

2016-04-06 Thread Narcis Garcia
You can perform (and automate) your GNU/Linux installations without booting Qemu/KVM at all. 1. Create disk image with: qemu-img create -f raw 2. Attach disk image as a block device with: losetup 3. Partition the virtual disk with: parted 4. Format the partitions with: mkfs 5. Deploy the OS with:

Re: [Qemu-discuss] Installing an OS without booting or Interaction

2016-04-06 Thread Jakob Bohm
On 06/04/2016 18:09, Ashkan Taslimi wrote: Hi there, I want to install a debian8.iso on an image debian8.img without -boot flag. Is it possible to skip all the interactions needed for installing an OS in qemu? Any single hint is highly appreciative. Thanks in advance, Ashkan /PS: I hope th

[Qemu-discuss] Installing an OS without booting or Interaction

2016-04-06 Thread Ashkan Taslimi
Hi there, I want to install a debian8.iso on an image debian8.img without -boot flag. Is it possible to skip all the interactions needed for installing an OS in qemu? Any single hint is highly appreciative. Thanks in advance, Ashkan *PS: I hope the question is clear!*