NOTE: These files are not required to use StarCluster. They are here for advanced users who would like to have a local copy of the StarCluster AMI's for development. Again,these files are not required to use StarCluster.
The StarCluster AMIs are available for download as gzip-compressed iso images via the links below. You will need to use gunzip, winzip, or similar tool to extract the iso image from each *.gz file.
NOTE: You must be on a 64bit host to use the x86_64 images.
After downloading one of the above isos, run the following commands to login to the iso image (change x86 to x86_64 below depending on which file you downloaded):
$ sudo -i
(enter root password)
$ mkdir -p /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86
$ mount -o loop /path/to/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86.iso /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86
$ mount -t proc none /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/proc
$ mount -o bind /dev /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/dev
$ cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/etc/resolv.conf
$ grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86/etc/mtab
$ chroot /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86 /bin/bash
If you'd like to not have to run these commands by hand (or remember them for that matter), you can download a simple script to do this for you (only tested on Linux). To use this:
$ sudo -i
(enter root password)
$ mkdir -p /mnt/starcluster-base-ubutu-10.04-x86
$ python /path/to/chroot_iso.py /path/to/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86.iso /mnt/starcluster-base-ubuntu-10.04-x86
