[virt-tools-list] virt-manager 0.8.0 wont run

[Dan Bar Dov]

Thanks, that's a definite bug then.
I tried again, this time I did not specify linux/fc11 for the guest OS.
The cd got created over bus=ide, and the installation started fine.

Dan

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Daniel Berteaud <
daniel at firewall-services.com> wrote:

> Le jeudi 22 octobre 2009 à 12:36 +0200, Dan Bar Dov a écrit :
> > Trying to reboot, I reconnect the cdrom to the iso file,
> > the xml file looks like that:
> >
> >     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
> >       <driver name='file'/>
> >       <source file='/home/iso/fc11.x86_64.iso'/>
> >       <target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/>
> >       <readonly/>
> >     </disk>
>
> I see 2 problems here:
>
> - you shouldn't use virtio for cdrom
> - I don't know where the <driver name='file'/> comes from
>
> Here's an example of a working CROM device:
>
>    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
>       <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/iso/Fedora-11-x86_64-DVD.iso'/>
>      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
>      <readonly/>
>    </disk>
>
> Oh, you should also check security contexts if you have SELinux enabled.
> (it may be better to put all your iso under /var/lib/libvirt/)
>
> Regards, Daniel
>
> >
> > But now the VM won;t start with the error
> > Error starting domain: internal error unsupported driver name 'file'
> > for disk '/home/iso/fc11.x86_64.iso'
> > And
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/local/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py", line
> > 567, in run_domain
> >     vm.startup()
> >   File "/usr/local/share/virt-manager/virtManager/domain.py", line
> > 652, in startup
> >     self.vm.create()
> >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 293, in
> > create
> >     if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreate() failed',
> > dom=self)
> > libvirtError: internal error unsupported driver name 'file' for disk
> > '/home/iso/fc11.x86_64.iso'
> >
> > Any ideas?
> > Dan
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Dan Bar Dov <bardov at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >         Install worked, but I fail to create a new VM from ISO file.
> >
> >         Once the VM is created, when it boots its console say:
> >         "CDROM boot failure code : 0003
> >         Boot failed: could not read the boot disk"
> >
> >         This used to work fine with the stable version.
> >         Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Dan Bar Dov
> >         <bardov at gmail.com> wrote:
> >                 Excellent, that worked for me (the install).
> >
> >                 Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >                 On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Daniel Berteaud
> >                 <daniel at firewall-services.com> wrote:
> >                         Le mercredi 21 octobre 2009 à 19:00 +0200, Dan
> >                         Bar Dov a écrit :
> >                         > I compiled and installed 0.8.0 on FC11.
> >
> >
> >                         You can use this repo instead of compiling t
> >                         yourself:
> >
> >                         http://markmc.fedorapeople.org/virt-preview/f11/
> >
> >                         Regards, Daniel
> >
> >
> >                         > When I try to run virt-manager I get a
> >                         popup:
> >                         > Error starting Virtual Machine Manager: No
> >                         module named sparkline
> >                         >
> >                         > I guess these are some python sparkline
> >                         package bindings.
> >                         > What do I need to get so it'll work?
> >                         >
> >                         > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >                         >   File
> >                         "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py",
> >                         line 368, in
> >                         > <module>
> >                         >     main()
> >                         >   File
> >                         "/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-manager.py",
> >                         line 309, in main
> >                         >     from virtManager.engine import vmmEngine
> >                         >   File
> >                         "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py",
> line 33, in
> >                         > <module>
> >                         >     from virtManager.manager import
> >                         vmmManager
> >                         >   File
> >                         "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/manager.py",
> line 27, in
> >                         > <module>
> >                         >     import sparkline
> >                         > ImportError: No module named sparkline
> >                         >
> >                         >
> >                         > Dan
> >                         >
> >
> >                         >
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> Daniel Berteaud
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> Fax : 05 56 64 15 32
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