[Libguestfs] virt-v2v: Died at /usr/bin/virt-p2v-server line 411

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 06:18:33PM -0500, tzheng wrote:
> 
> On 11/19/2014 04:47 AM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> >On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 09:08:36AM +0100, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
> >>I tried to use the virt-p2v-make-disk, but it failed to connect to a
> >>libvirt socket (obviously, there is none running in this VM.)
> >To avoid libvirt problems, do:
> >
> >   export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct
> >
> >Why don't you use the ISO?  Burn it onto a CD and boot it.
> I've tried the ISO,but I use usb disk.
> # livecd-iso-to-disk /livecd-p2v-201411180515.iso  /dev/sdb
> 
> However,when I use the usb disk to boot,it fails with the below error:
> No default or UI configuration directive found.
> Then it hangs with boot:.

This seems to be a bug in livecd-iso-to-disk.  The whole of
livecd-tools seems to be buggy and now abandoned.

You can use virt-p2v-make-disk to make a bootable USB stick.  It uses
virt-builder and so is a lot more reliable, and quicker.

Rich.

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