Comment 0 for bug 930634

guestmount does not work. libguestfs-test-tool also does not finish successfully. Here is the output from libguestfs-test-tool:

fred@pegasus:~$ libguestfs-test-tool
===== Test starts here =====
LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1
TMPDIR=(not set)
libguestfs: new guestfs handle 0xc14f60
library version: 1.14.8
guestfs_get_append: (null)
guestfs_get_attach_method: appliance
guestfs_get_autosync: 1
guestfs_get_direct: 0
guestfs_get_memsize: 500
guestfs_get_network: 0
guestfs_get_path: /usr/lib/guestfs
guestfs_get_pgroup: 0
guestfs_get_qemu: /usr/bin/kvm
guestfs_get_recovery_proc: 1
guestfs_get_selinux: 0
guestfs_get_smp: 1
guestfs_get_trace: 0
guestfs_get_verbose: 1
host_cpu: x86_64
Launching appliance, timeout set to 600 seconds.
libguestfs: [00000ms] febootstrap-supermin-helper --verbose -f checksum '/usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d' x86_64
supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = x86_64, kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null)
supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
checking modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-15-generic is a directory
picked vmlinuz-3.2.0-15-generic because modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-15-generic exists
checking modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-14-generic is a directory
picked vmlinuz-3.2.0-14-generic because modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-14-generic exists
supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel
supermin helper [00000ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin helper [00000ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
supermin helper [00000ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
supermin helper [00000ms] adding kernel modules
supermin helper [00080ms] finished creating appliance
libguestfs: [00083ms] begin building supermin appliance
libguestfs: [00083ms] run febootstrap-supermin-helper
libguestfs: [00083ms] febootstrap-supermin-helper --verbose -f ext2 /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d x86_64 /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/kernel /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/initrd /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/root
supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = x86_64, kernel = /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/kernel, initrd = /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/initrd, appliance = /var/tmp/guestfs.dMVDN4/root
supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
checking modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-15-generic is a directory
picked vmlinuz-3.2.0-15-generic because modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-15-generic exists
checking modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-14-generic is a directory
picked vmlinuz-3.2.0-14-generic because modpath /lib/modules/3.2.0-14-generic exists
supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel
supermin helper [01793ms] finished mke2fs
supermin helper [01793ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin helper [01793ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
supermin helper [01798ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
febootstrap-supermin-helper: ext2: parent directory not found: /lib: File not found by ext2_lookup
libguestfs: error: external command failed, see earlier error messages
libguestfs-test-tool: failed to launch appliance
libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0xc14f60 (state 0)

I have also a up-to-date fedora16 partition running where is al works great.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libguestfs0 1:1.14.8-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic 3.2.5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 11 14:26:13 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120210)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libguestfs
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)