Re: [Qemu-devel] qemu for macosx can't boot linux partition

[Jonas Maebe]

On 28 sep 2005, at 16:29, Enric Pedascoll Quingles wrote:

> i try to boot a fisical mac's partition with qemu but i don't obtain
> good results
> i have read in documentation files that the command is:
>
> ~#qemu -snapshot -hda /dev/(your disk)
>
> i try several way with the same result
>
> ~#qemu -snapshot -hda /dev/hda
> ~#qemu -snapshot -hda /dev/disk0
> ~#qemu -snapshot -hda /dev/hda0s1..s2...s5
>
> and nothing...

Under Mac OS X, partitions are available as /dev/diskXsY and not /dev/ 
hdXsY. Your boot partition /dev/disk0sY, other disks can get a  
different number after every reboot.

You can find the device name of a partition (under Mac OS X 10.4.x at  
least) by opening /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility, selecting a  
partition and choosing File->Get Info.


Jonas