On Thu, Apr 9, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Charles Arnold wrote:

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What's missing from the config ^^ to get past the grub prompt and 'start' the installer?

Given that you are using 'xl' to create your VM (instead of libvirt's virsh/virt-install) you might want to try using 'vm-install --use-xl' and step through the vm-install's setup and see if that creates the type of VM you need. The configuration file created by vm-install will be found in /etc/xen/vm/. Vm-install will create an install time configuration file that will later be replaced by a runtime version when the installation is complete.

I prefer to use Xen's default/included xl toolstack to keep my install minimal, and it's likely best supported. Installing 'vm-install' further requires The following 34 NEW packages are going to be installed: atftp cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-digestmd5 dbus-1-python girepository-1_0 gnutls kdump libavahi-client3 libavahi-common3 libcacard0 libesmtp libfreebl3 libgirepository-1_0-1 libgnutls28 libhogweed2 libnettle4 libsnappy1 libsoftokn3 libvirt-client libvirt-python makedumpfile mozilla-nss mozilla-nss-certs python-bottle python-CherryPy python-gobject python-libxml2 python-pycurl python-simplejson python-urlgrabber qemu-tools udhcp usbutils vm-install which is unfortunate, but if it's required to get an answer here, ok. Creating a vm with it fails vm-install --use-xl Gathering settings... Please specify the type of operating system that will run within the virtual machine. This defines many defaults, and helps decide how to start paravirtualized operating systems. Press 'q' or the Escape key to exit. 1: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux) 2: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (NetWare) 3: Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 4: Other operating system 5: PXE 6: RedHat (other) 7: RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 8: RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 9: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 10: RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 11: RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 12: Relax and Recover 13: SUSE (other) 14: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 15: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 16: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 17: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 18: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 19: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 20: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 21: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 22: Solaris 9 and older 23: Solaris 10 24: Ubuntu 10 (Lucid Lynx, Maverick Meerkat) 25: Ubuntu 11 (Natty Narwhal, Oneiric Ocelot) 26: Ubuntu 12 (Precise Pangolin) 27: Ubuntu (other) 28: Windows 8 29: Windows 8 (x64) 30: Windows (other) 31: Windows (other, x64) 32: Windows NT 33: Windows Server 2008 34: Windows Server 2008 (x64) 35: Windows Server 2012 (x64) 36: Windows Vista, Windows 7 37: Windows Vista, Windows 7 (x64) 38: Windows XP, 2000, 2003 39: Windows XP, 2003 (x64) 40: openSUSE 41: openSUSE 11 42: openSUSE 12 43: openSUSE 13 [43] > Virtual machines can use paravirtualization or full virtualization. Paravirtualization is faster but requires operating system support. Full virtualization runs a broader range of operating systems but requires hardware support. Which do you prefer? 1: Full virtualization 2: Paravirtualization [2] > PXE Boot (Y / N) [N] > Please choose a name for the virtual machine. [opensuse13] > Description > Specify the amount of memory and number of processors to allocate for the VM. Initial Memory [768] > Maximum Memory [768] > Virtual Processors [1] > Please specify the type of virtualized graphics hardware. 1: No Graphics Support 2: Paravirtualized Graphics Adapter [2] > Virtual Disks: (None) Do you want to add another virtual disk? (Y / N) [Y] > Create a virtual disk based on a device (CD or other block device), an existing image file (ISO), or a new file. Specify a device by its device node, such as /dev/cdrom, not its mount point. What type of virtual disk do you want to add? 1: CD-ROM or DVD 2: Hard Disk [2] > 2 Where will the virtual disk physically reside? [/var/lib/xen/images/opensuse13/xvda] > Size (GB) [8.0] > 1 Create a sparse image file for the virtual disk? (Y / N) [Y] > Virtual Disks: 1.0 GB Hard Disk (file:/var/lib/xen/images/opensuse13/xvda) Do you want to add another virtual disk? (Y / N) [N] > Network Adapters (None) Do you want to add another virtual network adapter? (Y / N) [Y] > Network Adapters Paravirtualized; Randomly generated MAC address Do you want to add another virtual network adapter? (Y / N) [N] > Specify the bootable virtual disk (often labeled as Disk 1) or the network installation source URL. Each CD, DVD, or ISO image required for installation must be added as a virtual disk. 1: Network URL (ftp://, http://, nfs://, smb://) [1] > Type the install URL: > file:/home/lt/work/openSUSE-13.2-DVD-x86_64.iso Some operating systems support automating the installation by specifying a URL or file(s). Select a directory to include multiple files. AutoYaST file > Some operating systems accept additional arguments, used to customize the installation or boot process. Additional Arguments > ERROR No installation source was defined. Error: No installation source was defined. Please correct the error and try again. ======================================== Please specify the type of operating system that will run within the virtual machine. This defines many defaults, and helps decide how to start paravirtualized operating systems. Press 'q' or the Escape key to exit. 1: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux) 2: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (NetWare) 3: Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 4: Other operating system 5: PXE 6: RedHat (other) 7: RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 8: RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 9: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 10: RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 11: RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 12: Relax and Recover 13: SUSE (other) 14: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 15: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 16: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 17: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 18: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 19: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 20: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 21: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 22: Solaris 9 and older 23: Solaris 10 24: Ubuntu 10 (Lucid Lynx, Maverick Meerkat) 25: Ubuntu 11 (Natty Narwhal, Oneiric Ocelot) 26: Ubuntu 12 (Precise Pangolin) 27: Ubuntu (other) 28: Windows 8 29: Windows 8 (x64) 30: Windows (other) 31: Windows (other, x64) 32: Windows NT 33: Windows Server 2008 34: Windows Server 2008 (x64) 35: Windows Server 2012 (x64) 36: Windows Vista, Windows 7 37: Windows Vista, Windows 7 (x64) 38: Windows XP, 2000, 2003 39: Windows XP, 2003 (x64) 40: openSUSE 41: openSUSE 11 42: openSUSE 12 43: openSUSE 13 [43] > q There's no config file created ls -al /etc/xen/vm total 8.0K drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Apr 8 16:16 ./ drwx------ 6 root root 4.0K Apr 9 06:19 ../ I'll guess it's this ERROR No installation source was defined. Error: No installation source was defined. Please correct the error and try again. How is the installer iso supposed to be passed to the vm-install script if not as a file:/ ? LT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+owner@opensuse.org