<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:37:41 -0400 > From: crobinso@redhat.com > To: johnlumby@hotmail.com > CC: libvir-list@redhat.com; virt-tools-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: [libvirt] libvirtError: internal error unknown boot device 'floppy' > > On 07/13/2010 09:30 PM, John Lumby wrote: > > Hello. I believe I've found a bug in libvirtd but not sure. > > > > Can you provide the full output of the virt-install command with the --debug flag? > - Cole Below is what it wrote to my ~/.virtinst/virt-install.log(without the --debug flag but according to the man page it's the same debug output) Interesting to see that it generated what looks to be a good .xml but it did not put that into my libvirt/qemu directory. Seems it just does not know about booting from a floppy? If you need something else let me know. John [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:192) Launched with command line: /usr/local/bin/virt-install --connect qemu:///system --name=RH7win2k --ram=392 --cpuset=0 --description=wni 2k on RH7 disk on usb, nat network --import --network=network=default --virt-type=kqemu --accelerate --vnc --vncport=5905 --video=cirrus --disk=/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage,device=floppy --disk=/dev/sdc,device=disk --os-type=windows --os-variant=win2k [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:216) Requesting libvirt URI qemu:///system [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:218) Received libvirt URI qemu:///system [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:473) Requesting virt method 'default', hv type 'kqemu'. [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:795) Received virt method 'hvm' [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:796) Hypervisor name is 'kqemu' [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:330) parse_disk: returning {'format': None, 'bus': None, 'readOnly': False, 'volInstall': None, 'path': '/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage', 'device': 'floppy', 'volName': None, 'conn': <libvirt.virConnect instance at 0x84e6f6c>, 'size': None, 'driverCache': None, 'shareable': False, 'sparse': True} [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:330) parse_disk: returning {'format': None, 'bus': None, 'readOnly': False, 'volInstall': None, 'path': '/dev/sdc', 'device': 'disk', 'volName': None, 'conn': <libvirt.virConnect instance at 0x84e6f6c>, 'size': None, 'driverCache': None, 'shareable': False, 'sparse': True} [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (Guest:1002) Generated install XML: None required [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (Guest:1020) Generated boot XML: <domain type='kqemu'> <name>RH7win2k</name> <currentMemory>401408</currentMemory> <memory>401408</memory> <uuid>1ce5803c-69f9-5e94-7905-4ae6227ff7c5</uuid> <description>wni 2k on RH7 disk on usb, nat network</description> <os> <type arch='i686'>hvm</type> <boot dev='floppy'/> </os> <features> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features> <clock offset="localtime"/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <vcpu cpuset='0'>1</vcpu> <devices> <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu</emulator> <disk type='file' device='floppy'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source file='/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage'/> <target dev='fda' bus='fdc'/> </disk> <disk type='block' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source dev='/dev/sdc'/> <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> </disk> <interface type='network'> <source network='default'/> <mac address='52:54:00:6d:d3:bd'/> </interface> <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5905' keymap='en-us'/> <console type='pty'/> <video> <model type='cirrus'/> </video> </devices> </domain> [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] ERROR (virt-install:946) internal error unknown boot device 'floppy' [Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] ERROR (virt-install:1039) internal error unknown boot device 'floppy' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 1033, in <module> main() File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 915, in main start_time, guest.start_install) File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 957, in do_install dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait)) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 972, in start_install return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1037, in _do_install "install") File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1021, in _create_guest self.domain = self.conn.defineXML(final_xml) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1224, in defineXML if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainDefineXML() failed', conn=self) libvirtError: internal error unknown boot device 'floppy' <hr />Enter for a chance to get your town photo on Bing.ca! <a href='http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734383' target='_new'>Submit a Photo Now! </a></body> </html>