CentOS virt - Feb 2013 - Can't build 5.9 with KVM on a 6.3 host - DHCP hang?

During the build (via a serial console) we get
  input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input1
  running install...
  running /sbin/loader
  Sending request for IP information for eth0...
  Determining host name and domain...
  Sending request for IP information for eth0...
  Determining host name and domain...

And there it hangs.

On the 6.3 host:
  Feb  8 08:28:55 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48
via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134) from
52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via
br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48
via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134) from
52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
  Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via
br0


I wonder if this could be related to the "renew" problem I'm
seeing on
a pre-existing 5.9 machine:

  Feb  8 07:00:11 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets
  Feb  8 07:01:02 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:01:14 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:01:49 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets

It eventually gets there...
  Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPACK from 10.0.0.134 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
  Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: bound to 10.0.0.135 -- renewal in 18554
seconds.

My 6.3 new builds work just perfect; it's only 5.x that has problems!

Any ideas?

-- 

rgds
Stephen

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Stephen Harris <lists at spuddy.org>
wrote:
> During the build (via a serial console) we get
>   input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input1
>   running install...
>   running /sbin/loader
>   Sending request for IP information for eth0...
>   Determining host name and domain...
>   Sending request for IP information for eth0...
>   Determining host name and domain...
Have you built any previous 5.x releases as guests? And you're not
showing the "virt-install" options you're using, please publish
those.
In particular, can you do a simple install with a DVD image rather
than DHCP or PXE, to isolate the issues from any network problems? Can
you do this from virt-manager so you can track the graphical outputs
more fully, since serial console tends to be pretty limited?
> And there it hangs.
>
> On the 6.3 host:
>   Feb  8 08:28:55 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via
br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to
52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134)
from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48
via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via
br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to
52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134)
from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48
via br0
>
>
> I wonder if this could be related to the "renew" problem I'm
seeing on
> a pre-existing 5.9 machine:
>
>   Feb  8 07:00:11 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port
67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port
67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets
>   Feb  8 07:01:02 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port
67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:01:14 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port
67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:01:49 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets
>
> It eventually gets there...
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port
67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPACK from 10.0.0.134
(xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: bound to 10.0.0.135 -- renewal in 18554
seconds.
>
> My 6.3 new builds work just perfect; it's only 5.x that has problems!
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
>
> rgds
> Stephen
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