Unable to install domU on Fedora 8

[Pete Kay]

Hi,
When trying to install Cent domU on fedora 8 dom0, I am getting the
following error.  I have tried both graphics support Yes and No

[root@bogon pete]# virt-install
What is the name of your virtual machine? serverA
 How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 256
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/serverA
 Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
 What is the install location?
http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/x86_64/


Starting install...
libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
Retrieving file CentOS...                                       590 kB 00:26

Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 100% |=========================| 1.8 MB
01:10
Retrieving file initrd.im 100% |=========================| 5.2 MB
03:17
libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712
(vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712
(vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
Domain installation may not have been
 successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
 by running 'virsh start serverA'; otherwise, please
 restart your installation.
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:09:50 ERROR    virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST
operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected.
losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 502, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 462, in main
    dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 813, in
start_install
    return self._do_install(consolecb, meter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 834, in
_do_install
    self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 573, in
createLinux
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
conn=self)
libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err
'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA
failed')
[root@bogon pete]#



I would appreciate any help on getting xen to work.

Thanks,
Pete

[Gastón Keller]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Pete Kay <petedao(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  Hi,
>  When trying to install Cent domU on fedora 8 dom0, I am getting the
>  following error.  I have tried both graphics support Yes and No
>
>  [root@bogon pete]# virt-install
>  What is the name of your virtual machine? serverA
>   How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 256
>   What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/serverA
>   Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
>   What is the install location?
>  http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/x86_64/
>
>
>  Starting install...
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
>  Retrieving file CentOS...                                       590 kB 00:26
>  Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 100% |=========================| 1.8 MB
>  01:10
>  Retrieving file initrd.im 100% |=========================| 5.2 MB
>  03:17
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712
>  (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712
>  (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  Domain installation may not have been
>   successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>   by running 'virsh start serverA'; otherwise, please
>   restart your installation.
>  Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:09:50 ERROR    virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST
>  operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected.
>  losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 502, in <module>
>      main()
>    File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 462, in main
>      dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 813, in
>  start_install
>      return self._do_install(consolecb, meter)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 834, in
>  _do_install
>      self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 573, in
>  createLinux
>      if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
>  conn=self)
>  libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err
>  'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA
>  failed')
>  [root@bogon pete]#
>
>
>
>  I would appreciate any help on getting xen to work. 
Hi, Pete. I have no idea about what it's not working for you, but I
would suggest googling for the various posts that talk about similar
cases. Use the error message for that: (xend.err 'Device 51712 (vbd)
could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed'), or
parts of it.

Gaston

>  Thanks,
>  Pete
>
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[Marcel Damásio]

Hi Pete,

I had the same error.
Some mirrors couldn't be donwloaded from.
I had success with the mirror that is in the virt-install man's page, but
it's not good.

Then I'd made the download of the whole mirror and done it in localhost, and
it worked.

If you have success doing this, post here please. I wanna know too.

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Pete Kay <petedao(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Hi,
>  When trying to install Cent domU on fedora 8 dom0, I am getting the
>  following error.  I have tried both graphics support Yes and No
>
>  [root@bogon pete]# virt-install
>  What is the name of your virtual machine? serverA
>   How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 256
>   What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/serverA
>   Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
>   What is the install location?
>  http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/x86_64/
>
>
>  Starting install...
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
>  Retrieving file CentOS...                                       590 kB
>  00:26
>  Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 100% |=========================| 1.8 MB
>  01:10
>  Retrieving file initrd.im 100% |=========================| 5.2 MB
>  03:17
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
>  libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712
>  (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Device
>  51712 (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  Domain installation may not have been
>   successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>   by running 'virsh start serverA'; otherwise, please
>   restart your installation.
>  Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:09:50 ERROR    virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST
>  operation failed: (xend.err 'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected.
>  losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/serverA failed')
>  Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 502, in <module>
>      main()
>    File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 462, in main
>      dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 813, in
>  start_install
>      return self._do_install(consolecb, meter)
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 834, in
>  _do_install
>      self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 573, in
>  createLinux
>      if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
>  conn=self)
>  libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed POST operation failed:
>  (xend.err 'Device 51712 (vbd) could not be connected. losetup /dev/loop0
>  /dev/serverA failed')
>  [root@bogon pete]#
>
>
>
>  I would appreciate any help on getting xen to work.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Pete
>
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