Re: [Qemu-devel] Can't extract image using 7-zip

["Jim C. Brown" <jbrown106@phreaker.net>]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 11:02:06AM +1300, Ed wrote:
> Hello. Bit of a newbie question I'm afraid, but I've spent hours trying
> to figure this Qemu thing out!
> 
> I have been trying to mount the Mandrake 10.1 FreeOSZoo image onto Qemu
> 0.6.1 under Windows XP. My basic problem is that once I extract the
> <image>.tar.bz2 to make it <image>.tar, using 7zip, I can't then repeat
> the process to get the final <image>.img file that I seem to require in
> order to fire it up in Qemu. Is there a simple solution to this? 7zip
> just tells me that the .tar file is not a valid archive.

Did you try using /bin/tar ?

> 
> I've also had trouble getting Qemu to launch properly using, for
> example, a Knoppix .iso image. Like I say, I've spent ages trying to get
> to grips with the Qemu information that is around the place, so does
> anybody know of a good place for me to start looking for some simple
> newbie guidance?

2 places: the Qemu User forum (http://www.dad-answers.com/qemu/) and the Qemu
Mailing list archives.

> 
> Many thanks, in advance.
> 
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