[Bug 780859] New: virt-manager doesn't show the console screen
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859#c0 Summary: virt-manager doesn't show the console screen Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.2 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 12.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Xen AssignedTo: jdouglas@suse.com ReportedBy: joop.boonen@boonen.org QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/15.0 I only use xen DomU devices without a graphical interface only a console. Via virt-manager I cant connect to the console. The warning I see it: Error connecting to text console: Cannot open a device with no alias name When I connect via: xm console <name>, there isn't a problem at all. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect to a DomU device with only a console via virt-manager 2. Open the console 3. No screen output is shown. The following warning is displayed. Error connecting to text console: Cannot open a device with no alias name -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859#c Charles Arnold <carnold@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jdouglas@suse.com AssignedTo|jdouglas@suse.com |carnold@suse.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859#c1 --- Comment #1 from Charles Arnold <carnold@suse.com> 2012-09-18 20:26:09 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=506198) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=506198) Fix for the problem Copy this patch to /usr/share/virt-manager and patch your source with patch -p0 < virtman-reverse-serialcon.patch -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859#c2 --- Comment #2 from Joop Boonen <joop.boonen@boonen.org> 2012-09-18 20:55:19 UTC --- I've tested the patch, this solves the issue. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780859#c3 Charles Arnold <carnold@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |CLOSED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #3 from Charles Arnold <carnold@suse.com> 2012-09-18 21:28:01 UTC --- Thanks for your help! Closing as fixed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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