[Bug 695662] New: vm-install is not able to handle the cd/dvd drive for xen guest installation
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c0 Summary: vm-install is not able to handle the cd/dvd drive for xen guest installation Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Xen AssignedTo: jdouglas@novell.com ReportedBy: melchiaros@aol.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 I´ve tried to install Solaris 10 with vm-install and xen. It fails, because vm-install is not able to handle correctly a .iso that is attached to the system. All this is running in VirtualBox , so the .iso itself is attached to the system as virtual drive, which may be the problem here. For the failure and a package list, see both screenshots I will attach. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.install openSUSE in VirtualBox 2.bring in to tumbleweed and virtualisation repo 3.attach a Solaris 10 iso to the sysstem 4.try to install the guest with vm-install and xen from the .iso When you think this is mainly caused by the Virtualbox enviroment than close this ticket. Really I don´t want to run xen full in VirtualBox. It is so long a testing enviroment for me until I guess I can use xen on a real system. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c1 --- Comment #1 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-24 12:19:50 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=431030) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=431030) the vm-install failure -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c2 --- Comment #2 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-24 12:21:25 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=431031) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=431031) the package list -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c3 Charles Arnold <carnold@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |melchiaros@aol.com AssignedTo|jdouglas@novell.com |carnold@novell.com QAContact|qa@suse.de |jdouglas@novell.com --- Comment #3 from Charles Arnold <carnold@novell.com> 2011-05-24 18:09:09 UTC --- Your 'Virtualization Method' states that the guest is Paravirtualized. I don't think the Solaris 10 OS supports this (it does not have a 'xenified' kernel). You should instead select 'Fully Virtualized'. What version of solaris are you using? -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c4 melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|melchiaros@aol.com | --- Comment #4 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-28 13:28:31 UTC --- The version is Solaris 10 update9 x86 from here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/downloads/index.htm... It is not only Solaris. This happens also to ubuntu and some derivatives of it. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c5 --- Comment #5 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-28 13:34:43 UTC --- Anyway, I´ve tried it directly on hardware and not in a VirtualBox enviroment. It was an older laptop with an AMD dualcore which virtualisation support. There, this problem doesn´t happend with a openSUSE11.3 .iso..., but a other error occured(kerneloops). So this here seems strongly caused by VirtualBox. I figure with it a little bit more the next days. When nothing unexpected happen I will close this here next time(worksforme). -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c6 --- Comment #6 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-28 14:38:00 UTC --- I´m working on hardware directly now and I´ve used Solaris from host drive. In paravirtualisation mode I get: "The installation source is unusable." In full virtualisation mode I get: Failed to start the vm. For the last I attach a screenshot. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c7 --- Comment #7 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-28 14:40:14 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=431979) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=431979) solaris failed in xen on hardware -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c8 --- Comment #8 from melchiaros melchiaros <melchiaros@aol.com> 2011-05-28 14:46:32 UTC --- So, this ticket is not related to the VirtualBox enviroment that I´ve used previously. .. Yes, o.k you say Solaris is not able to get xenified. vm-install prevent me from choosing full virtualisation in the VirtualBox enviroment, because it seems not to be possible there. In the same manner should vm-install prevent me from choosing paravirtualisation for a guest that is not able to run in this mode. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c9 --- Comment #9 from Charles Arnold <carnold@novell.com> 2011-06-02 17:45:43 UTC --- (In reply to comment #8)
So, this ticket is not related to the VirtualBox enviroment that I´ve used previously.
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Yes, o.k you say Solaris is not able to get xenified.
vm-install prevent me from choosing full virtualisation in the VirtualBox enviroment, because it seems not to be possible there. In the same manner should vm-install prevent me from choosing paravirtualisation for a guest that is not able to run in this mode.
I suspect that when running in the VirtualBox environment the tools are not detecting that the processor is capable of full virtualization and therefore they don't present the option in the interface. If this is the case (note that we don't use VirtualBox in our testing here) then you will not be given the option for Full Virtualization nor will Para virtualization work because Solaris doesn't ship with a PV kernel in the ISO. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695662#c10 Charles Arnold <carnold@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |CLOSED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #10 from Charles Arnold <carnold@novell.com> 2011-06-03 20:07:13 UTC --- (In reply to comment #0)
When you think this is mainly caused by the Virtualbox enviroment than close this ticket. Really I don´t want to run xen full in VirtualBox. It is so long a testing enviroment for me until I guess I can use xen on a real system.
Sorry but no effort will be made to support this configuration. -- 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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