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

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

[Ed]

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.

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?

Many thanks, in advance.

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

[Jim C. Brown]

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

[Jernej Simončič]

On Sunday, January 9, 2005, 23:17:07, Jim C. Brown wrote:

> Did you try using /bin/tar ?

Since he's on Windows, it's likely that he doesn't have /bin/tar.

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

[Sylvain Petreolle]

Cygwin's tar can do that in ONE pass on windows :
tar jxf <qemuimage.img.tar.bz2>
=> qemuimage.img is ready to be used.

 --- Jernej Simonèiè <jernej@ena.si> a écrit : 
> On Sunday, January 9, 2005, 23:17:07, Jim C. Brown wrote:
> 
> > Did you try using /bin/tar ?
> 
> Since he's on Windows, it's likely that he doesn't have /bin/tar.
> 


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

[Jim C. Brown]

On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 11:43:31PM +0100, Jernej Simon?i? wrote:
> On Sunday, January 9, 2005, 23:17:07, Jim C. Brown wrote:
> 
> > Did you try using /bin/tar ?
> 
> Since he's on Windows, it's likely that he doesn't have /bin/tar.

It is available from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tar.htm

Winzip can also extract from tar archives, if that helps.

> 
> -- 
> < Jernej Simoncic ><><><><>< http://deepthought.ena.si/ >
> 
> The user does not know what he wants until he sees what he gets.
>        -- Thoughts on Programming, Number 52
> 
> 
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