https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737881 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737881#c0 Summary: kvm on i586 unable to install openSUSE 12.1 32bit Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: rommel@suse.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Component Test Blocker: --- I tried to install openSUSE 12.1 32bit as a KVM guest of openSUSE 12.1 32bit. After the 1st stage of installation - when the oS boots into the installed system - kexec failed to load. When system_reset'ing the guest I get a blank screen a soon as grub loaded the kernel. When booting with splash=off and vga=normal I see that the last line is: initrd /boot/... [Linux-initrd @ ... See the attached screenshots. I then tried to boot the half-installed guest on the same hardware but as a KVM guest of openSUSE 12.1 64bit and that worked flawlessly. My steps for reproduction: MAC=$(echo -n DE:AD:BE:EF:`printf "%X" $[ $RANDOM / 256 ]`:`printf "%X" $[ $RANDOM / 256 ]`) /sbin/modprobe kvm-intel dd bs=1M count=4096 if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/os121.raw # if not already there qemu-kvm -hda /tmp/os121.raw \ -cdrom /mounts/dist/install/openSUSE-12.1-GM/iso/openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586.iso \ -boot order=dc -monitor stdio -net nic,macaddr=$MAC \ -net tap,script=/usr/share/qemu-kvm/qemu-ifup,downscript=/bin/true \ -m 1024 -- 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.