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

[Cole Robinson]

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'/>

Make sure sgabios is installed. You'll probably need to create a manual
symlink until this bug is fixed:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791344

> Q2:
> On one Guest, cannot enter luks pw.
> It shows where to enter it,
> just no asterisks.
> even though all  console=tty*
> is in last position on grub2 cmd line.
> 

Not sure about that one.

- Cole