<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:03 AM, Cole Robinson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div class="im">On 03/07/2011 02:24 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote:<br> ><br> ><br> > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:45 AM, Cole Robinson <<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a><br> </div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a>>> wrote:<br> ><br> > On 03/07/2011 02:06 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote:<br> > ><br> > ><br> > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Cole Robinson <<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a><br> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a>><br> </div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:crobinso@redhat.com">crobinso@redhat.com</a>>>> wrote:<br> > ><br> > > On 03/01/2011 03:54 AM, Tapas Mishra wrote:<br> > > > Hi,<br> > > > I just installed a pv-ops Dom0 2.6.32.27 Kernel on a 64 bit non VT<br> > machine.<br> > > > Following instructions here<br> > > > <a href="http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen4.0" target="_blank">http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen4.0</a><br> > > > for 64 bit Ubuntu 10.04<br> > > ><br> > > > apt-get install bcc bin86 gawk bridge-utils iproute libcurl3<br> > > > libcurl4-openssl-dev bzip2 module-init-tools transfig tgif texinfo<br> > > > texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-fonts-extra<br> > > > texlive-fonts-recommended pciutils-dev mercurial build-essential make<br> > > > gcc libc6-dev zlib1g-dev python python-dev python-twisted<br> > > > libncurses5-dev patch libvncserver-dev libsdl-dev libjpeg62-dev iasl<br> > > > libbz2-dev e2fslibs-dev git-core uuid-dev ocaml libx11-dev bison flex<br> > > ><br> > > > apt-get install gcc-multilib<br> > > > apt-get install xz-utils<br> > > ><br> > > > make xen<br> > > > make tools<br> > > > make install-xen<br> > > > make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=<br> > > ><br> > > > I did not do make install-stubdom.<br> > > ><br> > > ><br> > > ><br> > > > It is a Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 amd64 bit version.<br> > > > Then as mentioned here on this guide<br> > > ><br> > ><br> > <a href="http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/virst-installvirt-manager-at-xen-4-0-rc8-2-6-32-10-pvops-dom0-on-top-ubuntu-karmic-koala-server/" target="_blank">http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/virst-installvirt-manager-at-xen-4-0-rc8-2-6-32-10-pvops-dom0-on-top-ubuntu-karmic-koala-server/</a><br> > > > (I did not follow the above guide strictly)<br> > > ><br> > > > Commented out (xend-unix-server yes) in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp ,<br> > > > here is my xend-config.sxp<br> > > > <a href="http://pastebin.com/M8CfrqBc" target="_blank">http://pastebin.com/M8CfrqBc</a><br> > > > Then exported variable VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI=”xen:///”<br> > > > in root’s .bashrc.<br> > > > Then :-<br> > > > # apt-get install ubuntu-virt-server ubuntu-virt-mgmt<br> > > ><br> > > > Now when I open virt-manager the option to install from Local ISO or<br> > > > PXE are greyed out.<br> > > > virt-manager version is 0.8.2<br> > > ><br> > > ><br> > > > Let me know if there is any possibility of improvement so that I can<br> > > > get the option of install from Local ISO here.<br> > > ><br> > ><br> > > Can you please provide the output of virsh --connect xen:///<br> > capabilities<br> > ><br> > ><br> > > Here is the output<br> > ><br> > > virsh --connect xen:/// capabilities<br> > ><br> > > <capabilities><br> > ><br> > > <host><br> > > <cpu><br> > > <arch>x86_64</arch><br> > > <features><br> > > <pae/><br> > ><br> > > </features><br> > > </cpu><br> > > <migration_features><br> > > <live/><br> > > <uri_transports><br> > > <uri_transport>xenmigr</uri_transport><br> > > </uri_transports><br> > > </migration_features><br> > > </host><br> > ><br> > > <guest><br> > > <os_type>xen</os_type><br> > > <arch name='x86_64'><br> > > <wordsize>64</wordsize><br> > > <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator><br> > > <machine>xenpv</machine><br> > > <domain type='xen'><br> > > </domain><br> > > </arch><br> > > </guest><br> > ><br> > > <guest><br> > > <os_type>xen</os_type><br> > > <arch name='i686'><br> > > <wordsize>32</wordsize><br> > > <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator><br> > > <machine>xenpv</machine><br> > > <domain type='xen'><br> > > </domain><br> > > </arch><br> > > <features><br> > > <pae/><br> > > </features><br> > > </guest><br> > ><br> > > </capabilities><br> > ><br> > ><br> ><br> > I want to know what is the meaning of above output and what you wanted to see<br> > in it.<br> > I want to know it for my own understanding so please give some url where you<br> > debug<br> > virt-manager or such things because what you asked I did not had a clue of it.<br> ><br> ><br> > ><br> > > My guess is that libvirt did not detect fullvirt xen capability, so<br> > > virt-manager is only providing install options for PV guest (which<br> > is URL only<br> > > on linux).<br> > ><br> > > The machine which I am having is a non VT 64 bit machine and I am trying to<br> > > create 32 bit guest on it<br> > > since hardware is non VT so I feel it will only have either a 32 bit HVM<br> > > guest or PV guest.<br> > ><br> ><br> > If your machine does not have VT support, you will only be able to install a<br> > PV guest, and the only way to install a PV guest on linux is using a direct<br> > kernel/initrd boot (basically a URL install).<br> ><br> > Ohh ok.Thanks for clarifying that out.<br> ><br> ><br> > If you have an install DVD, you can mount it and export it over http on your<br> > local machine, then point virt-manager at that.<br> ><br> > Exactly I did that only and have been trying this only I have done such an<br> > installation on a Dell Server which was VT and have created HVM guests on it<br> > by the method you suggested above.<br> > But this time on my non VT machine it is failing.<br> ><br> > Here is what I did<br> > 1) Download ubuntu 10.04 32 bit ISO<br> > 2) Kept it in /var/www (apache2 is running)<br> > 3) renamed it to ubuntu.iso<br> ><br> > and when I reached a stage where installation begins I gave<br> > path <a href="http://localhost/ubuntu.iso" target="_blank">http://localhost/ubuntu.iso</a><br> > but I got an error saying any installable distribution not found.<br> ><br> > 4) After this I did<br> > mkdir /var/www/sk<br> ><br> > mount -t iso9660 /var/www/ubuntu.iso /var/www/w -o loop<br> ><br> > and this time during the installation I gave path <a href="http://localhost/" target="_blank">http://localhost/</a><br> </div></div>> <<a href="http://localhost/sk" target="_blank">http://localhost/sk</a>>w<br> <div class="im">> I was able to see the contents in browser <a href="http://localhost/" target="_blank">http://localhost/</a><br> </div>> <<a href="http://localhost/sk" target="_blank">http://localhost/sk</a>>w which you will see in a normal CD.<br> <div class="im">> But beginning installation I got same error<br> ><br> > DistroInstaller.py", line 249, in prepare<br> > self._prepare_kernel_and_initrd(guest, distro, meter)<br> > File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py", line 194,<br> > in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd<br> > type=self.os_type, distro=distro)<br> > File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line 144, in<br> > acquireKernel<br> > scratchdir, type, distro)<br> > File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line 124, in<br> > _acquireMedia<br> > scratchdir=scratchdir, arch=arch)<br> > File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line 110, in<br> > _storeForDistro<br> > baseuri)<br> > ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at<br> > '<a href="http://localhost/w" target="_blank">http://localhost/w</a>'<br> ><br> > So is the above way wrong to do?<br> <br> </div>Is that a live CD or an full install tree DVD or similar? I'm not that<br> familiar with ubuntu install media.<br> <br></blockquote><div>Ubuntu basically by default gives the full installation CD which is also live CD but you can do installation completely from it.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> virtinst/virt-manager expect a URL to look like:<br> <br> <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/installer-i386/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/installer-i386/</a><br> <br> (in fact you should be able to use that URL). So if your mounted ISO doesn't<br> have a directory listing similar to that (with a 'current' directory at least)<br> virt-manager isn't going to know what to do.<br> <br></blockquote><div>Ok no the URL in my case does not looks like that.</div><div>When I mount the ISO (from which I have done installations on actual physical machines)</div><div>then <a href="http://localhost">http://localhost</a> shows following</div> <div><br></div><div> autorun.inf</div><div> casper</div><div>dists</div><div> install</div><div>isolinux</div><div>md5sum.txt</div><div>pics</div><div>pool</div><div>preseed</div><div>README.diskdefines</div><div>ubuntu -> </div> <div>wubi.exe</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> What versions or virtinst and virt-manager are you using?<br> <font color="#888888"><br></font></blockquote><div><br></div><div> virt-install --version</div><div>0.500.1</div><div> </div><div>and virt-manager is 0.8.2</div><div><br></div></div><br>-- <br><br>