[Qemu-discuss] running a system installer under QEMU

[peter]

Hello,

I've installed a system to /dev/sda6 with the machine booted from 
the installer diskette.  That system boots as expected.

Also attempted to install the system to /dev/sda5 with the diskette 
content running under QEMU as described here. 
http://www.ocp.inf.ethz.ch/wiki/Documentation/Installation#toc23
No problem is evident in the installation process but that system 
will not boot.

Approximately the first 300 bytes of each device are visible in 
this screenshot. The lower /dev/ is bootable.  The upper is not.
http://carnot.yi.org/dhex.sda5.sda6.png

I don't understand how the installer produces such different boot 
sectors in the two cases.  How can an installer run under QEMU to 
obtain a result just as if it was running from the boot device?

Thanks,                   ... Peter E.


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