crostini

[mattias jonsson]

lets say i have a backup of a crostini baugette image
how to create a vm of that via crosh

on a fresh chromebook

[mattias jonsson]

i try to create a baugette vm from a backup file
can you see any error in this command
vmc create --vm-type BAGUETTE \ --size 40G \ --source /home/chronos/user/MyFiles/Downloads/gg.img.zst \ baguette vmc start --vm-type BAGUETTE baguette
i modefied this from a blog
seems i have some missing parameters

[mattias jonsson]

ok i was able to import my vm with
vmc penguin gg.img.zst
it work but
the folder linux-files are missing
or do i import the wrong way?

[Dylan Jurado]

Hi Mattias,

To import your Crostini backup and ensure your files are accessible, you should use the vmc import command instead. The penguin command you used may not be mapping the container storage correctly.

Please try the following command in crosh:

vmc import [termina] [backup_filename.tini]

If you are using a .img.zst file specifically, ensure it is located in your Downloads folder and run:

vmc import termina gg.img.zst

Once the import is complete, you can start the container with:

vsh termina

This should restore your environment along with the Linux files folder.

Best regards,

Dylan J

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[mattias jonsson]

termina?
still use baugette

[Dylan Jurado]

Hi Mattias,

If you are using the BAGUETTE VM type instead of the standard termina VM, you should adjust the import command accordingly. Please try running:

vmc import baguette gg.img.zst

This command should import your backup file specifically into the baguette VM. Once the process is finished, you can attempt to start it and check if your Linux files are now visible.

Best regards,

Dylan J

[mattias jonsson]

yes vmc import termina gg.img.zst
works until reboot

[Dylan Jurado]

Hi Mattias,

If the import is not persisting after a reboot, it may be because the container is not being flagged to start automatically or the VM is not being shut down gracefully.

Please try to manually start the VM and container after your reboot using:

vmc start baguette OR vmc start termina

If the files are still missing after that, you may need to check the guest tools or ensure that the source file gg.img.zst is fully intact. You can also try to run:

run_container.sh --container_name penguin --user [username] --shell

This might help identify if the container itself is failing to mount the home directory.

Best regards,

Dylan J

Dylan

[mattias jonsson]

still no container
i  just comfirmed it is baguette

[Dylan Jurado]

Hi Mattias,

If the container is still not appearing within the baguette VM, please try to manually create the container from your backup using this command:

vmc container baguette penguin gg.img.zst

If that doesn't work, you can try to manually launch the container once the VM is started by running:

vsh baguette
run_container.sh --container_name penguin

This should force the container to initialize and mount your files. Please let me know if you see any specific error messages when running these commands.

Best regards,

Dylan J