[libvirt] libvirt equivalent config for a kvm command line

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 09:27:58AM -0500, Cole Robinson wrote:
> Rajkumar S wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I had been running kvm in a previous version of Ubuntu with the
> > following command line:
> > 
> >  /usr/bin/kvm
> > -hda /mnt/kvm/vm-images-work/nanobsd.img
> > -net nic,vlan=26,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:26 -net tap,vlan=26,ifname=tap26
> > -net nic,vlan=27,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:27 -net tap,vlan=27,ifname=tap27
> > -net nic,vlan=28,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:28 -net tap,vlan=28,ifname=tap28
> > -m 640 -vnc :26 -usbdevice tablet
> > 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > 
> > Which produces the following command line.
> > 
> >  /usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc -m 256 -smp 1 -name nanobsd -monitor pty
> > -localtime -boot c
> > -drive file=/mnt/kvm/vm-images-work/nanotest.img,if=ide,index=0,boot=on
> > -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:31,vlan=0 -net
> > tap,fd=28,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet5
> > -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:32,vlan=1 -net
> > tap,fd=29,script=,vlan=1,ifname=vnet6
> > -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:33,vlan=2 -net
> > tap,fd=30,script=,vlan=2,ifname=vnet7
> > -serial vc -parallel none -usb -vnc  192.168.3.3:31
> > 
> > Problem with this configuration is that the screen freezes after
> > couple of minuets of booting, I am not sure if this is the problem
> > with the serial console or actual execution. I can see the serial
> > console in ctrl-alt-2, but the window size changes. The image works
> > perfectly in normal PC as well as if I use the previous command line.
> > I guess I am missing some thing here, but I would be very happy if I
> > can get the old behaviour back :)
> > 
> 
> Could be memory related: previous config had 640 Mb, new config only has
> 256.

Yes, that'd be my first thought too.

> 
> If that isn't the issue, I'd say just boot the new kvm command directly,
> and remove pieces to see if there is a blatant culprit: ex. revert the
> -drive line to use -hda, try with 0/1/2 nics, etc.

My 2nd bet would be the serial port - worth removing that from the config
because I know there's been QEMU bugs with serial ports before.

Daniel
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