[libvirt-users] virt-install: "ERROR Host does not support any virtualization options"

[Marko Weber]

Hello,
sounds you are using gentoo-linux, right?
Here on 1.0-r2 No Problems.
You need to unmask some other depends to run 1.0-r2

marko



Am 07.02.2012 12:23, schrieb Felix Blanke:
> On 2/7/12 11:06 AM, Michal Privoznik wrote:
>> On 06.02.2012 19:58, Felix Blanke wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have a problem with virt-install. I want to use it to create my 
>>> vm and
>>> manage them. But whenever I execute the virt-install cmd I get the 
>>> error
>>> msg mentioned in the subject.
>>>
>>> Here are some more informations:
>>>
>>> hp ~ # virt-install --virt-type kvm --arch x86_64 --debug
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 DEBUG    Launched with command line:
>>> /usr/bin/virt-install --virt-type kvm --arch x86_64 --debug
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 DEBUG    Requesting libvirt URI default
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 DEBUG    Received libvirt URI 
>>> qemu:///system
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 DEBUG    Requesting virt method 
>>> 'default', hv
>>> type 'kvm'.
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 ERROR    Host does not support any
>>> virtualization options for arch 'x86_64'
>>> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:29 DEBUG    Traceback (most recent call 
>>> last):
>>>    File "/usr/bin/virt-install-2.7", line 272, in get_virt_type
>>>      machine=options.machine)
>>>    File
>>> 
>>> "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/CapabilitiesParser.py",
>>> line 732, in guest_lookup
>>>      {'virttype' : osstr, 'arch' : archstr})
>>> ValueError: Host does not support any virtualization options for 
>>> arch
>>> 'x86_64'
>>>
>>>
>>> hp ~ # virsh --connect qemu:///system
>>>   Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.
>>>
>>>   Type:  'help' for help with commands
>>>          'quit' to quit
>>>
>>>   virsh # capabilities
>>>   <capabilities>
>>>
>>>     <host>
>>>       <uuid>604c8a12-cb5b-d911-985d-5404a67ef15d</uuid>
>>>       <cpu>
>>>         <arch>x86_64</arch>
>>>         <model>Westmere</model>
>>>         <vendor>Intel</vendor>
>>>         <topology sockets='1' cores='4' threads='2'/>
>>>         <feature name='rdtscp'/>
>>>         <feature name='x2apic'/>
>>>         <feature name='xtpr'/>
>>>         <feature name='tm2'/>
>>>         <feature name='est'/>
>>>         <feature name='vmx'/>
>>>         <feature name='ds_cpl'/>
>>>         <feature name='monitor'/>
>>>         <feature name='pbe'/>
>>>         <feature name='tm'/>
>>>         <feature name='ht'/>
>>>         <feature name='ss'/>
>>>         <feature name='acpi'/>
>>>         <feature name='ds'/>
>>>         <feature name='vme'/>
>>>       </cpu>
>>>       <migration_features>
>>>         <live/>
>>>         <uri_transports>
>>>           <uri_transport>tcp</uri_transport>
>>>         </uri_transports>
>>>       </migration_features>
>>>     </host>
>>>
>>>   </capabilities>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have no clue what is going on. I have kvm compiled into my 
>>> kernel.
>>> Normal "kvm" commands are working. Intel VT is enabled in the bios.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on this one?
>>>
>>
>> Do you have qemu installed? Under what paths?
>> Libvirt tries to find qemu-kvm under PATH or /usr/libexec/;
>> then kvm and qemu-system-* under PATH;
>>
>> What about /dev/kvm - is it accessible?
>>
>> Please, provide libvirt logs as well.
>>
>> Michal
>
>
> Hello,
>
> first of all thank you very much for your reply.
>
> The hint with the libvirt log pointed me into the right direction.
> While executing the virt-install cmd there was an error in the
> libvirt.log:
>
> 12:03:11.938: 3137: error : qemuCapsParseHelpStr:1165 : internal
> error cannot parse /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 version number in 
> 'QEMU
> emulator version 1.0 (qemu-kvm-1.0), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice
> Bellard'
>
>
> Google for that error pointed me to a bug report. This bug still
> seems to be in the qemu-kvm version I was using (1.0-r2). Upgrading 
> to
> version 9999 seemed to solve my issue. I don't get the error anymore
> and will now try to setup a virtual machine.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Felix Blanke
>
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