Bug 1079734

Summary: Tiny Core Linux is not recognized by libguestfs inspection
Product: [Community] Virtualization Tools Reporter: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
Component: libguestfsAssignee: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones>
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Description Richard W.M. Jones 2014-03-23 15:18:25 UTC
Description of problem:

Tiny Core Linux ISOs are not recognized by libguestfs inspection.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

libguestfs 1.25.46

How reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download an ISO from http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/downloads.html
2. Use virt-inspector, guestfish -i, etc.

Actual results:

No operating system is found in the guest.

Additional info:

The format is rather involved.  See the details in the message below:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-March/msg00231.html