[Libguestfs] supermin: failed to find a suitable kernel

[Klaas Schulze-Dieckhoff]

Hello Pino,

thanks for the advice, that fixed it!

Klaas

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Pino Toscano <ptoscano at redhat.com>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. November 2019 15:05
> An: libguestfs at redhat.com; Klaas Schulze-Dieckhoff <K.Schulze-
> Dieckhoff at sonnen.de>
> Betreff: Re: [Libguestfs] supermin: failed to find a suitable kernel
>
> Hi,
>
> On Saturday, 2 November 2019 10:36:21 CET Klaas Schulze-Dieckhoff wrote:
> > I am trying to run the dockerized version of linaro lava. Unfortunately it is
> not possible to start libguetsfs inside one of the containers.
> > My settings are: Ubuntu Server 18.04.3, Docker version 18.09.7 running
> > a Debian:stretch based contianer
> >
> > Running libguestfs-test-tool gives me the following output:
> >
> >
> > root at e91c89e0874d:/# libguestfs-test-tool [...]
> > supermin: failed to find a suitable kernel (host_cpu=x86_64).
> >
> > I looked for kernels in /boot and modules in /lib/modules.
> >
> > If this is a Xen guest, and you only have Xen domU kernels installed,
> > try installing a fullvirt kernel (only for supermin use, you shouldn't
> > boot the Xen guest with it).
> > libguestfs: error: /usr/bin/supermin exited with error status 1, see
> > debug messages above
> > libguestfs: trace: launch = -1 (error)
> > libguestfs: trace: close
> > libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x5627c93af260 (state 0)
> > libguestfs: command: run: rm
> > libguestfs: command: run: \ -rf /tmp/libguestfspqGts5
> >
> > Can anybody point me the right direction to fix this?
>
> Just install the kernel package, so supermin can use it.  In your case, i.e.
> Debian x86_64, install linux-image-amd64 to get the latest version available.
>
> --
> Pino Toscano
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