dev/sda1 / ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1 Disable any Xorg-related files etc/fstab tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0 For now, /dev/sda1 for your entire system is just fine. You may use the UUID or label if you want, but those are more useful in multi-drive, multi-partition configurations (to avoid confusions). Since your entire root tree has been transferred to a single partition, edit the fstab file. For GRUB, it is recommended that you automatically re-generate a grub.cfg.For Syslinux, it should be APPEND root=/dev/sda1 ro in syslinux.cfg.Do not forget to update its configuration file: the latest Arch Linux ISO) in the VM's virtual CD-ROM, then start the VM and chroot into it: $ VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VMDK /media/backup.img /media/backup.vmdkĬonnect the container to the VM, along with a Linux LiveCD (e.g. To convert into a VMware container, use virtualbox with the following command line: $ VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI /media/backup.img /media/backup.vdi To convert into a VirtualBox container, use virtualbox with the following command line: $ qemu-img convert -c -f raw -O qcow /media/backup.img /media/backup.qcow2 To convert into a KVM container, use qemu-desktop with the following command line:

# rsync -aAXHSv /* /path/to/shared/folder -exclude=Ĭonvert the container to a compatible formatĬhoose the appropriate command depending on the desired virtual machine. If you are on Windows, install Ext2Fsd to be able to mount ext volumes.įrom the virtual machine, open a terminal and transfer the system: (Discuss in Talk:Moving an existing install into (or out of) a virtual machine) Reason: Ext2Fsd 0.66 does not support extended attributes and ACL.

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