diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/qemuconvert.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/qemuconvert.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Converting raw image to qcow2"
+qemu-img  convert -f raw -O qcow2 systemvm.img systemvm.qcow2
+echo "Compressing qcow2..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.qcow2 > systemvm.qcow2.bz2
+echo "Done qcow2"
+echo "Converting raw image to vmdk"
+qemu-img  convert -f raw -O vmdk systemvm.img systemvm.vmdk
+echo "Compressing vmdk..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.vmdk > systemvm.vmdk.bz2
+echo "Done vmdk"
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/vhdconvert.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/vhdconvert.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# BUILDING vhd-util on Linux
+# The xen repository has a tool called vhd-util that compiles and runs on any linux system 
+# (http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-4.0-testing.hg?file/8e8dd38374e9/tools/blktap2/vhd/ or full Xen source at http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html).
+# Apply this patch: http://lists.xensource.com/archives/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=xen-devel&i=006101cb22f6%242004dd40%24600e97c0%24%40zhuo%40cloudex.cn.
+# Build the vhd-util tool:
+#    cd tools/blktap2
+#    make
+#    sudo make install
+#
+
+echo "Backing up systemvm.img"
+cp systemvm.img systemvm.img.tmp
+echo "Converting raw image to fixed vhd"
+vhd-util convert -s 0 -t 1 -i systemvm.img.tmp -o systemvm.vhd
+echo "Converting fixed vhd to dynamic vhd"
+vhd-util convert -s 1 -t 2 -i systemvm.vhd -o systemvm.vhd
+echo "Compressing..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.vhd > systemvm.vhd.bz2
+echo "Done"