Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu JeOS ISO to USB question

Tim B (Systems) wrote:
> It's a while since I used qemu, but I think you need to mount images, not
> devices. that is, try using "-hda blankimage.img" where you can create an
> image using the qemu front-end. That shouldn't affect the ACPI though. Can
> you run qemu without directing it to boot from cd-rom?

Good suggestion. Iused dd to create an image of a blank USB device.
Then triedto run qeum using it. No success that way either.

thx
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Tim B.
>
> On Saturday 21 June 2008 16:21, Jim Kissel wrote:
>> I wanted to have a play with the JeOS Ubuntu ISO and since I don't have
>> a USB-CD drive, I thought I would "burn" it to a USB thumb drive. If
>> found this in a how-to at http://stuporglue.org/ume-on-eeepc.php
>>
>> qemu -hda /dev/sdg -cdrom jeos-8.04-jeos-i386.iso -boot d -m 1024
>>
>> which starts up and displays the usual Ubuntu install menu, but as soon
>> as I select "Install" it dies with a
>>

>> [     0.0000000[ ACPI: no DMI BIOS year, acpi=force is required to
>> enable ACPI

>>
>>
>> The only option I can find is -no-apci which doesn't help. Any thoughts
>> on qeum or alternative jeos.iso -> to USB thumb drive would be appreciated.
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