Only delete files form the image if they exist. Add in an HVM manifest file.

common/tasks/host.py

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class CheckHostDependencies(Task):
 		missing_packages = []
 		for package in info.host_dependencies:
 			try:
-				log_check_call(['/usr/bin/dpkg-query', '-s', package])
+				import os.path
+				if os.path.isfile('/usr/bin/dpkg-query'):
+					log_check_call(['/usr/bin/dpkg-query', '-s', package])
 			except CalledProcessError:
 				missing_packages.append(package)
 		if len(missing_packages) > 0:

common/tasks/network.py

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ class RemoveDNSInfo(Task):
 	@classmethod
 	def run(cls, info):
 		from os import remove
-		remove(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/resolv.conf'))
+		import os.path
+		if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/resolv.conf')):
+			remove(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/resolv.conf'))
 
 
 class RemoveHostname(Task):
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ class RemoveHostname(Task):
 	@classmethod
 	def run(cls, info):
 		from os import remove
-		remove(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/hostname'))
+		import os.path
+		if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/hostname')):
+			remove(os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/hostname'))
 
 
 class ConfigureNetworkIF(Task):

manifests/ec2-ebs-debian-official-amd64-hvm-cn-north-1.manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+	"provider":       "ec2",
+	"virtualization": "hvm",
+	"credentials":    {
+		// "access-key": null,
+		// "secret-key": null
+	},
+
+	"bootstrapper": {
+		"workspace": "/target"
+	},
+	"image": {
+		"name":        "debian-{system.release}-{system.architecture}-{virtualization}-{%Y}-{%m}-{%d}-ebs",
+		"description": "Debian {system.release} {system.architecture}"
+	},
+	"system": {
+		"release":      "wheezy",
+		"architecture": "amd64",
+		"bootloader":   "extlinux",
+		"timezone":     "UTC",
+		"locale":       "en_US",
+		"charmap":      "UTF-8"
+	},
+	"packages": {
+		"mirror": "http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian"
+	},
+	"volume": {
+		"backing": "ebs",
+		"partitions": {
+			"type": "none",
+			"root": {
+				"size":       "8GiB",
+				"filesystem": "ext4"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"plugins": {
+		"cloud_init": {
+			"username": "admin",
+			//"metadata_sources": "Ec2",
+			"disable_modules": [ "landscape", "byobu", "ssh-import-id" ]
+		}
+	}
+}

providers/ec2/tasks/ami.py

@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class RegisterAMI(Task):
 			registration_params['virtualization_type'] = 'paravirtual'
 			registration_params['kernel_id'] = (cls.kernel_mapping
 			                                    .get(info.host['region'])
-			                                    .get(grub_boot_device)
 			                                    .get(info.manifest.system['architecture']))
 
 		info.image = info.connection.register_image(**registration_params)