problems with customization before install and floppy

[Gianluca Cecchi]

Hello,
I have F12 x86_64 and I'm using rawvirt fedora-virt-preview repo.

Downloaded F13 Alpha TC2 + updates.img floppy
I create a vm and I select customize before install.
I add a floppy drive as storage, pointing to the floppy img.
I click on finish installing virtual hw window and I come back at the
vm details window
Then I check the top-left V to confirm creation: BTW not so intuitive
in my opinion.....
I think it would be better to have an "OK" button as usual at bottom-right.
Anyway when I click the V I get this:
Unable to complete install '<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal
error unable to start guest: can't parse:
"isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1502, in
do_install
    dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 795,
in start_install
    return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 896,
in _do_install
    self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1098, in
createLinux
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
conn=self)
libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: can't parse:
"isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"

'
After the error I'm put back where if I click "finish" again, I have
again the option to customize.
If I customize again, I again get the error.
If I don't customize and click directly the big V to confirm vm
creation, I'm put in boot phase correctly.
Now with the vm on, if I add the floppy again I'm told that it will be
effective next reboot --> ok.
I force off vm and configure to boot from dvd.
When it starts it gives this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py", line 589, in run_domain
    vm.startup()
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/domain.py", line 1208, in startup
    self._backend.create()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 300, in create
    if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreate() failed', dom=self)
libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: can't parse:
"isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"

Any problems with floppy in general?

My set of related packages' versions:
[gcecchi@tekkaman ~]$ rpm -qa qemu\* \*virt\*
qemu-spice-83-2.fc12.x86_64
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
libvirt-client-0.7.6-1.fc12.x86_64
qemu-common-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
virt-manager-0.8.3-1.fc12.noarch
libvirt-python-0.7.6-1.fc12.x86_64
qemu-kvm-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
qemu-user-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
qemu-system-x86-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
libvirt-0.7.6-1.fc12.x86_64
qemu-img-0.12.2-6.fc12.x86_64
convirt-kvm_only-1.1-1.fedora.noarch
python-virtinst-0.500.2-1.fc12.noarch

[Cole Robinson]

On 02/22/2010 05:39 AM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
>  Hello,
>  I have F12 x86_64 and I'm using rawvirt fedora-virt-preview repo.
>  
>  Downloaded F13 Alpha TC2 + updates.img floppy
>  I create a vm and I select customize before install.
>  I add a floppy drive as storage, pointing to the floppy img.
>  I click on finish installing virtual hw window and I come back at the
>  vm details window
>  Then I check the top-left V to confirm creation: BTW not so intuitive
>  in my opinion.....
>  I think it would be better to have an "OK" button as usual at bottom-right.
>  Anyway when I click the V I get this:
>  Unable to complete install '<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal
>  error unable to start guest: can't parse:
>  "isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"
>  
>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1502, in
> do_install
>      dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 795,
>  in start_install
>      return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 896,
>  in _do_install
>      self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1098, in
>  createLinux
>      if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
>  conn=self)
>  libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: can't parse:
>  "isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"
>  
>  '
>  After the error I'm put back where if I click "finish" again, I have
>  again the option to customize.
>  If I customize again, I again get the error.
>  If I don't customize and click directly the big V to confirm vm
>  creation, I'm put in boot phase correctly.
>  Now with the vm on, if I add the floppy again I'm told that it will be
>  effective next reboot --> ok.
>  I force off vm and configure to boot from dvd.
>  When it starts it gives this error:
>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py", line 589, in
> run_domain
>      vm.startup()
>    File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/domain.py", line 1208, in startup
>      self._backend.create()
>    File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 300, in create
>      if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreate() failed', dom=self)
>  libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: can't parse:
>  "isa-fdc,driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0"
>  
>  Any problems with floppy in general?
>   
Yes, this is a libvirt issue with floppy devices now fixed upstream:

http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=9f013d5779610dc6d990b074...

I new release is coming within a week AFAIK, so this will be fixed
fairly soon.

- Cole

[Gianluca Cecchi]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  Yes, this is a libvirt issue with floppy devices now fixed upstream:
>
>
>
> http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=9f013d5779610dc6d990b074...
>
>  I new release is coming within a week AFAIK, so this will be fixed
>  fairly soon.
>
>  - Cole
>
>  
Hello,
I updated to 0.12.3-3 but it seems that the fix didn't go into it, correct?
because I tried this morning and continue to get the error

The changelog of my version of qemu-kvm is this:
* Sun Feb 28 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com&gt; - 2:0.12.3-3
- Update patches against 0.12.3

* Sun Feb 28 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com&gt; - 2:0.12.3-2
- Fix sources file

* Fri Feb 26 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com&gt; - 2:0.12.3-1
- Update to 0.12.3 upstream
- vhost-net migration/restart fixes
- Add F-13 machine type
- virtio-serial fixes

Thanks,
Gianluca

[Cole Robinson]

On 03/01/2010 06:59 AM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
>  
>  
>  On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Cole Robinson <crobinso(a)redhat.com
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>  
>  
>      Yes, this is a libvirt issue with floppy devices now fixed upstream:
>  
>     
> http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=9f013d5779610dc6d990b074...
>  
>      I new release is coming within a week AFAIK, so this will be fixed
>      fairly soon.
>  
>      - Cole
>  
>  
>  Hello,
>  I updated to 0.12.3-3 but it seems that the fix didn't go into it, correct?
>  because I tried this morning and continue to get the error
>  
>  The changelog of my version of qemu-kvm is this:
>  * Sun Feb 28 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> - 2:0.12.3-3
>  - Update patches against 0.12.3
>  
>  * Sun Feb 28 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> - 2:0.12.3-2
>  - Fix sources file
>  
>  * Fri Feb 26 2010 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes(a)redhat.com
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> - 2:0.12.3-1
>  - Update to 0.12.3 upstream
>  - vhost-net migration/restart fixes
>  - Add F-13 machine type
>  - virtio-serial fixes
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Gianluca
>   
The fix will be in libvirt, but the new version still hasn't been released.
Should be this week AIUI.

- Cole