Windows XP / Server 2003 Image support in snf-image

[Vangelis Koukis]

Hello everybody,

I have just submitted a pull request to snf-image to support Windows XP /
Server 2003 Images:

https://github.com/grnet/snf-image/pull/78

In the process, I have included a small debug shell for KVM (you can actually
get a shell inside snf-image-helper when things break, for easier debugging)
and made mounting and un-mounting NTFS more robust by ensuring the data have
actually hit the disk before powering off the helper, removing the remote
possibility for data loss.

Hope these features are helpful to others too,
Vangelis.

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[Nikos Skalkotos]

Hello,

I'll try to review your pull request as soon as possible, hopefully next week.

Thank you for your submission,
Nikos

[Vangelis Koukis]

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:52:34pm +0300, Nikos Skalkotos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'll try to review your pull request as soon as possible, hopefully next week.
>
> Thank you for your submission,
> Nikos
>

Hello Nikos,

Hope you are doing well.
Any news on this PR?

Take care,
Vangelis.

> On 24/06/15 16:42, Vangelis Koukis wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I have just submitted a pull request to snf-image to support Windows XP /
> > Server 2003 Images:
> >
> > https://github.com/grnet/snf-image/pull/78
> >
> > In the process, I have included a small debug shell for KVM (you can actually
> > get a shell inside snf-image-helper when things break, for easier debugging)
> > and made mounting and un-mounting NTFS more robust by ensuring the data have
> > actually hit the disk before powering off the helper, removing the remote
> > possibility for data loss.
> >
> > Hope these features are helpful to others too,
> > Vangelis.
> >

[Nikos Skalkotos]

Yeah, sorry about that. I'll try to check it this week. I had a knee
surgery done 3 week ago and I'm still not able to work full time.

Nikos

[Vangelis Koukis]

On Tue, Jul 07, 2015 at 11:01:36am +0300, Nikos Skalkotos wrote:
> Yeah, sorry about that. I'll try to check it this week. I had a knee
> surgery done 3 week ago and I'm still not able to work full time.
>
> Nikos
>

Hello Nikos,

Hope everything is better with your knee now.
Looking forward to getting this merged.

Take care,
Vangelis

> On 06/07/15 15:45, Vangelis Koukis wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:52:34pm +0300, Nikos Skalkotos wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I'll try to review your pull request as soon as possible, hopefully next week.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your submission,
> >> Nikos
> >>
> > Hello Nikos,
> >
> > Hope you are doing well.
> > Any news on this PR?
> >
> > Take care,
> > Vangelis.
> >
> >> On 24/06/15 16:42, Vangelis Koukis wrote:
> >>> Hello everybody,
> >>>
> >>> I have just submitted a pull request to snf-image to support Windows XP /
> >>> Server 2003 Images:
> >>>
> >>> https://github.com/grnet/snf-image/pull/78
> >>>
> >>> In the process, I have included a small debug shell for KVM (you can actually
> >>> get a shell inside snf-image-helper when things break, for easier debugging)
> >>> and made mounting and un-mounting NTFS more robust by ensuring the data have
> >>> actually hit the disk before powering off the helper, removing the remote
> >>> possibility for data loss.
> >>>
> >>> Hope these features are helpful to others too,
> >>> Vangelis.
> >>>