http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111#c1 --- Comment #1 from Chris Ward --- What are the parameters for qemu-system-ppc64 to get it to run from the command line the way that it runs under virt-manager ? On my Tumbleweed system, I tried 'qemu-system-ppc64 -cdrom ubuntu-19.10-server-ppc64el.iso -M pseries -cpu power9 -m size=1024 -hda /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu19.04-ppc64le.qcow2' ; this resulted in an attempted installation with various 'illegal instruction' errors and the install failed; but when I tried the install under virt-manager on a Leap 15.1 system, the install succeeded. Then on my Tumbleweed system, I tried 'qemu-system-ppc64 -cdrom ubuntu-18.04.3-server-ppc64el.iso -m size=1024 -M pseries -cpu power9 -hda /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu18.04-ppc64le.qcow2' ; this resulted in an attempted installation with various segmentation violations and the install failed; but when I tried the same command on a Leap 15.1 system, the install succeeded. So I'm not sure whether this is also a regression between qemu 3 and qemu 4, or whether it's just that I have not got the parameters to qemu-system-ppc64 right. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111#c3 --- Comment #3 from Chris Ward --- Created attachment 825246 --> http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/attachment.cgi?id=825246&action=edit log files from libvirt trying to boot ppc64le DVDs -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111#c5 --- Comment #5 from Chris Ward --- qemu-system-ppc64 -cdrom ubuntu-19.10-server-ppc64el.iso -m size=1024 -hda /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu19.04-ppc64le-2.qcow2 -machine pseries-3.1,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off results in a boot from the DVD, but the console remains blank. qemu-system-ppc64 -cdrom ubuntu-19.10-server-ppc64el.iso -m size=1024 -hda /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu19.04-ppc64le-2.qcow2 -machine pseries-3.1 results in a boot from the DVD, and the console comes to life. I will proceed with an install and see if it works. So it looks as if there is some incompatibility between tumbleweed qemu's pseries-4.1 emulation and the ubuntu DVD, which results in the 'illegal instruction' reports. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158111#c7 --- Comment #7 from Chris Ward --- The bug with qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries is reported as https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1158148 . -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.