[fedora-virt] SOLVED Re: virsh start --console "some-guest" booting options F17 host

[Cole Robinson]

On 07/17/2012 01:43 PM, Ján ONDREJ (SAL) wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 04:49:21PM +0100, Frank Murphy wrote:
>> On 15/06/12 01:39, Cole Robinson wrote:
>>> On 06/13/2012 04:56 AM, Frank Murphy wrote:
>>>> Q1:
>>>> virsh start --console "some-guest"
>>>> How can a different kernel be booted from?
>>>> If kernel=0 won't complete boot.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe try sgabios? Add this to your guest's <os> block:
>>>
>>> <bios useserial='yes'/>
>>
>> That was it
> 
> Can I add this using virt-isntall? Can virt-install configure sgabios with
> an option?
> 
> Is there any command line tool, which can add/remove/update XML parameters?
> Example:
> 
>   tool --add domain.os.bios useserial=yes
> 
> 				SAL

There's /usr/bin/xpath but that's for querying only it seems. Would be pretty
straightforward to make one for setting arbitrary data.

Though in this case I think finishing off virt-xml is the best way to go, I've
just never managed to give it the final push:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2011-April/msg00159.html

- Cole