Using moblin-image-convertor

Submitted by Peter, updated on 8 Apr 2009 - 1 comment
Moblin Image Creator 2

This utility is used to transform a virtual machine image (KVM or VMDK) to a live image. The most often used form is like below:

sudo moblin-image-convertor --srcimg=InputImage --dstformat=Targegformat

For example, to transform a KVM raw image to LiveCD image, type:

sudo moblin-image-convertor --srcimg=moblin-netbook-core-200902200545/moblin-netbook-core-200902200545-sda.raw --dstformat=livecd

A new LiveCD image of moblin-converted-from-raw-200902201804.iso is generated. The tool detects the type of input image: kvm or vmdk image.

For example, you can launch a virtual machine running Moblin v2 and make changes on the virtual system like yum install/remove a package, scp a source tarball to VM, build and try it. Then with a simple "sync" or shutdown of VM, the VM image contains your changes. Using the converter, the VM image can be transformed to a live image and burned to a USB drive. Finally, you can verify changes in the target.

Comments (1 total)

convert from vmdk to live image failed

Submitted by zredkid on 3 June 2009 - 9:57pm.

Has anybody convert from vmdk to live(usb) image successfully? What's the requirements of platform which is running image creator? I installed the image creator on fc9.