schale01 2 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Just posting for anyone that had any trouble getting the CloudReady VM images to boot. https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214564457--UPDATED-Un-Official-CloudReady-Virtual-Machine-Images- Convert to raw img using: tar xvf CloudReady_48.1_x64_Virtualbox.ova $ qemu-img convert -O raw CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.vmdk CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img This gave me a a raw disk img with several partitions $ fdisk -l CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img Disk CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img: 16 GiB, 17179869184 bytes, 33554432 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: 95B869D9-9524-604B-B8E5-E739B78E9518 Device Start End Sectors Size Type CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img1 64 64 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img2 65 65 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img3 66 66 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img4 67 67 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img5 68 68 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img6 69 69 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img7 70 70 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img8 71 71 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img9 72 72 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img10 73 73 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img11 74 74 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img12 75 75 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img13 76 76 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img14 77 77 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img15 78 78 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img16 14831682 33554397 18722716 8.9G Microsoft basic data CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img17 20546 53313 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img18 8589378 14831681 6242304 3G ChromeOS root fs CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img19 53314 86081 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img20 2347074 8589377 6242304 3G ChromeOS root fs CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img21 16514 16514 1 512B ChromeOS kernel CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img22 16515 16515 1 512B ChromeOS root fs CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img23 86082 2183233 2097152 1G Microsoft basic data CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img24 16516 16516 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img25 16517 16517 1 512B ChromeOS reserved CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img26 130 16513 16384 8M unknown CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img27 2314306 2347073 32768 16M EFI System Set XML up as follows: <domain type='kvm' id='19'> <name>ChromeOS OVMF</name> <uuid>355e8d91-618e-e9bf-5469-4440741c75ac</uuid> <metadata> <vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="ChromeOS" icon="chromeos.png" os="chromeos"/> </metadata> <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory> <memoryBacking> <nosharepages/> </memoryBacking> <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu> <cputune> <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='3'/> <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='7'/> </cputune> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.7'>hvm</type> <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd</loader> <nvram>/etc/libvirt/qemu/nvram/355e8d91-618e-e9bf-5469-4440741c75ac_VARS-pure-efi.fd</nvram> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> </features> <cpu mode='host-passthrough'> <topology sockets='1' cores='1' threads='2'/> </cpu> <clock offset='utc'> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/> <timer name='hpet' present='no'/> </clock> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/> <source file='/mnt/user/domains/ChromeOS/CloudReady_Free_x64-disk1.img'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> <boot order='1'/> <alias name='ide0-1-0'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'> <alias name='usb'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'> <alias name='usb'/> <master startport='0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'> <alias name='usb'/> <master startport='2'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'> <alias name='usb'/> <master startport='4'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'> <alias name='pci.0'/> </controller> <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'> <alias name='virtio-serial0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> </controller> <controller type='ide' index='0'> <alias name='ide'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> </controller> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:bf:9d:c7'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <channel type='unix'> <source mode='bind' path='/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/channel/target/domain-19-ChromeOS OVMF/org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/> <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0' state='disconnected'/> <alias name='channel0'/> <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/> </channel> <input type='tablet' bus='usb'> <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/> </input> <input type='mouse' bus='usb'> <address type='usb' bus='0' port='2'/> </input> <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' websocket='5700' listen='0.0.0.0' keymap='en-us'> <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/> </graphics> <video> <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/> <alias name='video0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> </devices> <seclabel type='none' model='none'/> <seclabel type='dynamic' model='dac' relabel='yes'> <label>+0:+100</label> <imagelabel>+0:+100</imagelabel> </seclabel> </domain> Image booted. And completed Setup. I was unable to use any mouse input thru VNC. If anyone finds a fix for that let me know. EDIT: Adding an additional input type fixed the issue. <input type='mouse' bus='usb'> EDIT2: May have spoken too soon. Looks like the mouse still has an issue with offset on VNC. Investigating. Edited February 28, 2017 by schale01 Quote Link to post
thatnovaguy 2 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks so much for this, I've gotten Chromium running with gpu and usb keyboard/mouse combo passed through. Runs wonderfully! Quote Link to post
hernandito 54 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Bummer... I cannot get the VM to start... I copied the exact XML and I get the following error: operation failed: unable to find any master var store for loader: /usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd The ONLY thing I changed was the path to the CloudReady .img file. My goal was to do this step first and then I would edit the XML to pass through my GPU and USB controller card. Any ideas? @thatnovaguy ? Quote Link to post
thatnovaguy 2 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 That's honestly beyond me. I actually just loaded it up like a normal vm. I didn't even edit my xml for anything and just used the gui to make changes. Quote Link to post
thatnovaguy 2 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 8 hours ago, hernandito said: Bummer... I cannot get the VM to start... I copied the exact XML and I get the following error: operation failed: unable to find any master var store for loader: /usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd The ONLY thing I changed was the path to the CloudReady .img file. My goal was to do this step first and then I would edit the XML to pass through my GPU and USB controller card. Any ideas? @thatnovaguy ? Actually I remembered the one thing I did change was the disk interface from ide to sata. Quote Link to post
hernandito 54 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thank you. I was able to simply start the vm with the converted downloaded file directly. I hate to say, but I am not liking this os. It is too bare. thanks for your help! H. Quote Link to post
wayner 3 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 On 24/04/2017 at 4:28 PM, thatnovaguy said: That's honestly beyond me. I actually just loaded it up like a normal vm. I didn't even edit my xml for anything and just used the gui to make changes. Where did you get the ISO image? Quote Link to post
BobPhoenix 60 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) On 3/26/2018 at 8:56 PM, wayner said: Where did you get the ISO image? Top post. Link with name "VMware OVA Download" would be my guess. Then follow instructions to convert in first post. Probably have to change file names some I think. They have changed from those used in first post. I just used VirtualBox 5.1 to extract the vmdk but it aborted with wrong version so I may not be able to go any farther. VMWare workstation 11 didn't seem to like it either. Haven't tried the player in the linked article yet. OK I was able to extract the vmdk from the ova by loading it in VMWare player 14 as linked in the article. Then I transferred the vmdk to unRAID v6.3.5 and setup a VM from the template. I had to change the following to get it to boot properly. Switch to manual for the 1st VDisk and type in the full path to the VMDK. For me: /mnt/cache/VMs/ChromeOS/cloudready-free-64bit-59.3.37-disk1.vmdk Switch from VirtIO to either IDE or Sata for controller for the VMDK Switch to cirrus for the VNC video driver May need to boot first with a single core I did but it works now with multiple cores - so maybe don't need this. Just installed this on my N54L server that is running unRAID 6.5.0 same steps. Edited March 28, 2018 by BobPhoenix Quote Link to post
wayner 3 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Ok thanks Bob. I will give that a try when I have a moment. Quote Link to post
wayner 3 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I think I am going to need more idiot-proof instructions. I have only ever built a VM using the unRAID GUI. Where do I even enter the command(s) shown in post 1? In an ssh session in my unRAID server? What directory do you put the IMG file in? Quote Link to post
BobPhoenix 60 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) I didn't convert the file and used windows to get the vmdk. I downloaded the ova from the article link I downloaded the windows version of VMWare Player 14.0 article link I installed VMWare Player on my Laptop I opened the ova in VMWare Player menu: Player/File/Open then selected "cloudready-free-64bit-59.3.37.ova" file I made note of the "storage path for the new virtual machine" path Once VMWare Player had completed the import I went to the path above and copied the vmdk file to unRAID Then I setup a new VM like I outlined above. Edited March 29, 2018 by BobPhoenix Quote Link to post
dimitri 0 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 I noticed there hasn't been any updated in this thread for over 3 years... Cloudready has come a long way, was recently acquired by Google, and generally is aiming very high. I use Cloudready daily for work and mostly feel very happy with it, but really want to try running it as a VM. Given my limited experience with Unraid I ended up here, but I wonder whether that the instructions provided in the first post are still relevant? Where can I find an Image file? (the link above does not lead anywhere and the articles in their knowledge base only cover VMware Workstation). Any advice would be much appreciated Quote Link to post
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