Fedora xen - Nov 2006 - : "Guest Install Error" while creating a para virtualized guest with virt manager on FC6

Hello,
I have fc6 which runs on AMD x86_64. I have SVM support in this
processor; still I want
to create x86_64 fully virtualized guest OS , based on FC6.

So I ran virt-mananger (I have virt-manager-0.2.3-2.fc6 rpm , which
came with the installation).

After I enter parameters and click "finish" it starts doing something,
but after about a minute or two it stops giving the following error:
"Guest install error"
ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed

I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error.

The parameters I had chosen are:
 MachineName: guestFC6
 Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
 installation source:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
 Disk Image: /work/xenGuest/guest
 Disk Size: 2000MB
 Maximum memory: 500 MB
 Initial memory: 500 MB
 Virtual CPUs:   1

Am I doing something wrong ? is there some log where the errors are
more detailed ?

Regards,
IB

On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
> After I enter parameters and click "finish" it starts doing
something,
> but after about a minute or two it stops giving the following error:
> "Guest install error"
> ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed
>
> I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error.
>
> The parameters I had chosen are:
> MachineName: guestFC6
> Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
> installation source:
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
Did you try a different url? Perhaps the web/ftp server was full? Try
another, eg: ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/fedora/core/6/x86_64/os/ ?

Paul

Hello,
  1) Ok, I did succeed with an alternate web site; and the process was
finished ok.
Then I close the virt-manager;
xm list shows now only domain 0.

How can I now restart that guest domain  ?
Resatring the virt-manager does not restart it , as xm list shows.
 (let''s assume that the file where the guest
domain was created is /home/ian/xenGuest)

2) Regarding Ian Patton remark - I meant para virtualized and not
fully virtualized guest; it was a miskate from me to talk about fully
virtualized guest,sorry.

Regards,
Ian


On 11/26/06, Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com>
wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
>
> > After I enter parameters and click "finish" it starts doing
something,
> > but after about a minute or two it stops giving the following error:
> > "Guest install error"
> > ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed
> >
> > I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error.
> >
> > The parameters I had chosen are:
> > MachineName: guestFC6
> > Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
> > installation source:
> > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
>
> Did you try a different url? Perhaps the web/ftp server was full? Try
> another, eg: ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/fedora/core/6/x86_64/os/ ?
>
> Paul
>

if you have created the domain with virt-manager, look in /etc/xen/ to see
what the name of the config file is.  if you called it "guestFC6" for
instance, To restart that domain in the future, you can just type ''xm
create
guestFC6''

To make it start automatically on system reboot, move that file into
/etc/xen/auto/

Ian Patton

On 11/26/06, Ian Brown <ianbrn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>   1) Ok, I did succeed with an alternate web site; and the process was
> finished ok.
> Then I close the virt-manager;
> xm list shows now only domain 0.
>
> How can I now restart that guest domain  ?
> Resatring the virt-manager does not restart it , as xm list shows.
> (let''s assume that the file where the guest
> domain was created is /home/ian/xenGuest)
>
> 2) Regarding Ian Patton remark - I meant para virtualized and not
> fully virtualized guest; it was a miskate from me to talk about fully
> virtualized guest,sorry.
>
> Regards,
> Ian
>
>
> On 11/26/06, Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
> >
> > > After I enter parameters and click "finish" it starts
doing something,
> > > but after about a minute or two it stops giving the following
error:
> > > "Guest install error"
> > > ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed
> > >
> > > I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error.
> > >
> > > The parameters I had chosen are:
> > > MachineName: guestFC6
> > > Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
> > > installation source:
> > >
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
> >
> > Did you try a different url? Perhaps the web/ftp server was full? Try
> > another, eg: ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/fedora/core/6/x86_64/os/ ?
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
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-- 
Ian Patton

As a suggestion, don''t move the file but rather link it (# ln -s
/etc/xen/fc6guest /etc/xen/auto/fc6guest )

 

IIRC, the default path for xm to be looking for the config file of a
guest is in /etc/xen and by moving the file to ./auto you''ll have to
specify the path whenever manually starting the domU (i.e. # xm create
/etc/xen/auto/fc6guest in stead of # xm create fc6guest). Naturally, the
problem w/having two copies of the file speaks for itself...

 

// Thoma

 

________________________________

From: fedora-xen-bounces@redhat.com
[mailto:fedora-xen-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ian Patton
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:21 AM
To: Ian Brown; fedora-xen@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Fedora-xen] : "Guest Install Error" while creating a
paravirtualized guest with virt manager on FC6

 

if you have created the domain with virt-manager, look in /etc/xen/ to
see what the name of the config file is.  if you called it "guestFC6"
for instance, To restart that domain in the future, you can just type
''xm create guestFC6'' 

To make it start automatically on system reboot, move that file into
/etc/xen/auto/

Ian Patton

On 11/26/06, Ian Brown < ianbrn@gmail.com <mailto:ianbrn@gmail.com>
>
wrote:

Hello,
  1) Ok, I did succeed with an alternate web site; and the process was 
finished ok.
Then I close the virt-manager;
xm list shows now only domain 0.

How can I now restart that guest domain  ?
Resatring the virt-manager does not restart it , as xm list shows.
(let''s assume that the file where the guest 
domain was created is /home/ian/xenGuest)

2) Regarding Ian Patton remark - I meant para virtualized and not
fully virtualized guest; it was a miskate from me to talk about fully
virtualized guest,sorry.

Regards,
Ian


On 11/26/06, Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com>
wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
>
> > After I enter parameters and click "finish" it starts doing
something, 
> > but after about a minute or two it stops giving the following error:
> > "Guest install error"
> > ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed
> >
> > I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error. 
> >
> > The parameters I had chosen are:
> > MachineName: guestFC6
> > Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
> > installation source:
> > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
>
> Did you try a different url? Perhaps the web/ftp server was full? Try
> another, eg: ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/fedora/core/6/x86_64/os/ ?
>
> Paul
>
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-- 
Ian Patton

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
> Hello,
>  1) Ok, I did succeed with an alternate web site; and the process was
> finished ok.
> Then I close the virt-manager;
> xm list shows now only domain 0.
godo.
> How can I now restart that guest domain  ?
xm create -c /etc/xen/yourconfigname

Paul

Hello all,

 I wonder if there is a possibility to create a guest OS under FC6
with virt-manager , where as the created guest OS is from other
distros , like debian/unubtu/mandriva
Did anybody tried this ?
Regards,
IB


On 11/26/06, Ian Patton <ian.patton@gmail.com>
wrote:
> if you have created the domain with virt-manager, look in /etc/xen/ to see
> what the name of the config file is.  if you called it "guestFC6"
for
> instance, To restart that domain in the future, you can just type
''xm create
> guestFC6''
>
> To make it start automatically on system reboot, move that file into
> /etc/xen/auto/
>
> Ian Patton
>
>
> On 11/26/06, Ian Brown < ianbrn@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >   1) Ok, I did succeed with an alternate web site; and the process was
> > finished ok.
> > Then I close the virt-manager;
> > xm list shows now only domain 0.
> >
> > How can I now restart that guest domain  ?
> > Resatring the virt-manager does not restart it , as xm list shows.
> > (let''s assume that the file where the guest
> > domain was created is /home/ian/xenGuest)
> >
> > 2) Regarding Ian Patton remark - I meant para virtualized and not
> > fully virtualized guest; it was a miskate from me to talk about fully
> > virtualized guest,sorry.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > On 11/26/06, Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Ian Brown wrote:
> > >
> > > > After I enter parameters and click "finish" it
starts doing something,
> > > > but after about a minute or two it stops giving the
following error:
> > > > "Guest install error"
> > > > ERROR: VirDomainCreateLinux() failed
> > > >
> > > > I had tried this 3 times, each time getting the same error.
> > > >
> > > > The parameters I had chosen are:
> > > > MachineName: guestFC6
> > > > Virtulaization Method: Paravirtualized
> > > > installation source:
> > > >
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/x86_64/os/
> > >
> > > Did you try a different url? Perhaps the web/ftp server was full?
Try
> > > another, eg:
> ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/fedora/core/6/x86_64/os/ ?
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
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> >
>
>
>
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