[Xen-users] problem on cloing guest

[Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,


Host - Debian Etch


Encountered problem on cloing guest.

Remark: No partition on HD nor have LVM


Steps performed as follows;


# find / -name *.img
/initrd.img
/vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/swap.img
/vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/disk.img
/vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/swap.img
/vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/disk.img


# mount -o loop /vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/disk.img /mnt
No complaint


# xen-create-image --copy=/mnt --hostname=xen3.satimis.com
--ip=192.168.0.113 --dist=etch

General Infomation
--------------------
Hostname       :  xen3.satimis.com
Distribution   :  etch
Fileystem Type :  ext3

Size Information
----------------
Image size     :  4Gb
Swap size      :  128Mb
Image type     :  sparse
Memory size    :  128Mb
Kernel path    :  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen

Networking Information
----------------------
IP Address 1   : 192.168.0.113
Netmask        : 255.255.255.0
Gateway        : 192.168.0.1

Error:  No recognised installation type.

Logfile produced at:
         /var/log/xen-tools/xen3.satimis.com.log
* end *


# tail /var/log/xen-tools/xen3.satimis.com.log
Image type     :  sparse
Memory size    :  128Mb
Kernel path    :  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen

Networking Information
----------------------
IP Address 1   : 192.168.0.113
Netmask        : 255.255.255.0
Gateway        : 192.168.0.1
Error:  No recognised installation type.
* end *


What does it mean "Error:  No recognised installation type"?


Please advise how to fix the problem.  TIA


B.R.
Stephen L

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