Therefore, sometimes, you may need to convert IMG to ISO. However, ISO file formats are supported by more software. It would seem straight forward, as everywhere I look on the internet, converting to raw is pretty easy and should work in Qubes 4.Both IMG and ISO are file formats used for image files. I need to boot and run these VMs.īut I am lost. root-copy-from), the MBR or partitioning gets screwed up and cannot boot. But somewhere in the conversion (qemu-img) or the VM creation (qvm-create. I can mount the images to view the file systems if I want. I've tried using VMWare's 'ovftool' to package the vm, tar extract the single new vmdk, then convert to raw.Īnd tried running 'testdisk' to find and fix MBR and partition tables. I've tried qvm-start with hddisk and cdrom option. $ qemu-img convert -f vmdk *.vmdk -O raw Kali.img But qemu-img does create a single raw image as expected. The only difference between Kali and Windows VMware, is that Kali disk was split into a span of 8 vmdk's.

The Kali VM is similar, in that it will not boot using this convert to raw method. I have tried booting this VM to a Windows 10 iso to see if it could repair it too, no luck. it boots to the Windows 'Diagnostics' menu, and any attempts to fix/repair fail. $ qvm-create -verbose Win10 -class StandaloneVM -property virt_mode=hvm -property kernel='' -property memory=4096 -property maxmem=4096 -label=red -root-copy-from Win10.raw I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytesĭevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Win10.raw: DOS/MBR boot sector MS-MBR Windows 7 english at offset 0x163 'Invalid partition table' at offset 0x17b 'Error loading operating system' at offset 0x19a 'Missing operating system', disk signature 0x8d1c10fa partition 1 : ID=0x7, active, start-CHS (0x0,32,33), end-CHS (0x3ff,254,63), startsector 2048, 209711104 sectorsĭisk Win10.raw: 100 GiB, 107374182400 bytes, 209715200 sectors $ qemu-img convert -f vmdk C-Drive.vmdk -O raw Win10.raw The vmx files only points to the images I am converting, so I don't think I am missing something there. Many people, including myself, have tested these as working in VMWare Player. They gave me a Windows 10 and a Kali vmware virtual machines. I have to work with VMWare images often, so I would like them to be run in Qubes.

Convert vmdk file to iso image