Installing GRML-Medium in VirtualBox on Windows 7rc
Hi grml fraternity, I have used linux for almost 10 years, only used as a production system (distro-enthu), so not much of kernel stuff. A med-skilled developer with 4-5 yrs of exp in network programming.
I have installed win7, with virtualbox in it. i need a linux, which is smallest in size, lightest in running, provided it provides best development tools for network programming and monitoring. I used grml couple of year ago at Politecnico Di Torino, for network security class (recommended by a prof), didnt use it after that, but i guess it serves a very good purpose of network development and network monitoring.
Installing in Virtual Box. i am not able to install the grml-medium to my harddisk in virtualbox. when i enter grml2hd, after couple of disclaimers it says, no parition found. Has anyone installed grml to hdd in virtualbox.
how do i go about it. any help and pointers.
regards Vivek Sharma
* Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 09:58]:
[win7, virtualbox, grml]
Installing in Virtual Box. i am not able to install the grml-medium to my harddisk in virtualbox. when i enter grml2hd, after couple of disclaimers it says, no parition found. Has anyone installed grml to hdd in virtualbox.
Please provide output of 'cat /proc/partitions'.
regards, -mika-
Hi Mika, good work, truely useful.
this is out of the proc/partitions/ major minor #blocks name 8 0 4194304 sda1 7 0 181244 loop
while i grml boot it displays something like mounted live system on /dev/sr0
thanks. Vivek Sharma.
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 09:58]:
[win7, virtualbox, grml]
Installing in Virtual Box. i am not able to install the grml-medium to my harddisk in virtualbox.
when
i enter grml2hd, after couple of disclaimers it says, no parition found.
Has
anyone installed grml to hdd in virtualbox.
Please provide output of 'cat /proc/partitions'.
regards, -mika-
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* Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:02]:
good work, truely useful.
this is out of the proc/partitions/ major minor #blocks name 8 0 4194304 sda1 7 0 181244 loop
No "sda"?
while i grml boot it displays something like mounted live system on /dev/sr0
And when running "grml2hd /dev/sda1" it still says "Error: no harddisk partition(s) found for installation."? What does 'fdisk -l' say?
regards, -mika-
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:02]:
good work, truely useful.
this is out of the proc/partitions/ major minor #blocks name 8 0 4194304 sda1 7 0 181244 loop
No "sda"?
while i grml boot it displays something like mounted live system on /dev/sr0
And when running "grml2hd /dev/sda1" it still says "Error: no harddisk partition(s) found for installation."? What does 'fdisk -l' say?
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk Identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/sda does't contain a valid partition table
regards,
-mika-
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* Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:50]:
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:02]:
this is out of the proc/partitions/ major minor #blocks name 8 0 4194304 sda1 7 0 181244 loop
No "sda"?
-> Unanswered.
What does 'fdisk -l' say?
Disk /dev/sda: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk Identifier: 0x00000000
Did you mean sda instead of sda1 in the /proc/partitions output, right?
Disk /dev/sda does't contain a valid partition table
Well, that's the reason. :)
regards, -mika-
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:50]:
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:02]:
this is out of the proc/partitions/ major minor #blocks name 8 0 4194304 sda1 7 0 181244 loop
No "sda"?
-> Unanswered. I am sorry, yes you are right, it is sda, and not sda1.
What does 'fdisk -l' say?
Disk /dev/sda: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk Identifier: 0x00000000
Did you mean sda instead of sda1 in the /proc/partitions output, right?
Disk /dev/sda does't contain a valid partition table
Well, that's the reason. :)
what do i do, :).
1 -- i am using a virtualBox, does it mean i have to first using some third party partitioning util like gparted to make a partition. and then try to install grml-medium 2 -- i am using dynamic HDD in virtual box, do i have to use static, and also how much space would i require to run grml-medium. will 2GB be enough. lets say all i need in /home is 300-400 MiB.
regards,
-mika-
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* Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 16:53]:
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:50]:
Disk /dev/sda does't contain a valid partition table
Well, that's the reason. :)
what do i do, :).
1 -- i am using a virtualBox, does it mean i have to first using some third party partitioning util like gparted to make a partition. and then try to install grml-medium
Yes (gparted or fdisk, cfdisk,...)
2 -- i am using dynamic HDD in virtual box, do i have to use static, and also how much space would i require to run grml-medium. will 2GB be enough. lets say all i need in /home is 300-400 MiB.
Yes, 2GB will be enough (depending on what you exactly plan to do of course). Though you could use a dynamic HDD with more space and "use just as you need it" then.
regards, -mika-
hehehehe !!! i have grml finally running in virtualBox, with few questions and issues. Will ask them later. i hope i dont bug you guys a lot.
regards to the team, vks
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 16:53]:
2009/10/12 Michael Prokop mika@grml.org
- Vivek Sharma vks2108@gmail.com [20091012 15:50]:
Disk /dev/sda does't contain a valid partition table
Well, that's the reason. :)
what do i do, :).
1 -- i am using a virtualBox, does it mean i have to first using some
third
party partitioning util like gparted to make a partition. and then try to install grml-medium
Yes (gparted or fdisk, cfdisk,...)
2 -- i am using dynamic HDD in virtual box, do i have to use static, and also how much space would i require to run grml-medium. will 2GB be
enough.
lets say all i need in /home is 300-400 MiB.
Yes, 2GB will be enough (depending on what you exactly plan to do of course). Though you could use a dynamic HDD with more space and "use just as you need it" then.
regards, -mika-
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