32 bit live Xfce ISO won't boot in kvm

[Todd And Margo Chester]

Hi All,

I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)

      Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso

But, when I switch my CDROM drive to

      Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso

Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
then dies at

     Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
     Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
     Start SYSV: Late init script for live image

I tried re-downloading the ISO, no joy.  If I burn
to a CD and directly boot to it (no virtual machine),
the CD does work.

Any idea how to fix this?

Many thanks,
-T

[Dennis Gilmore]

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On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:17:58 -0800
Todd And Margo Chester <toddandmargo(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Hi All,
>  
>  I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)
>  
>        Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
>  
>  But, when I switch my CDROM drive to
>  
>        Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
>  
>  Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
>  then dies at
>  
>       Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
>       Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
>       Start SYSV: Late init script for live image
>  
>  I tried re-downloading the ISO, no joy.  If I burn
>  to a CD and directly boot to it (no virtual machine),
>  the CD does work.
>  
>  Any idea how to fix this?
>  
>  Many thanks,
>  -T
>  

How did you set up the vm?

while i tested on f16 host using kvm and x86_64 as the arch it is
booting just fine. i get a desktop working in about 15-20 seconds. i
believe if you set the arch to 1686 or 1386 you actually dont get kvm
used and just plain qemu which is much much slower

Dennis
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[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 03/10/2012 06:19 AM, Dennis Gilmore wrote:
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>  On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:17:58 -0800
>  Todd And Margo Chester<toddandmargo(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)
> >
> >        Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
> >
> > But, when I switch my CDROM drive to
> >
> >        Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
> >
> > Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
> > then dies at
> >
> >       Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
> >       Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
> >       Start SYSV: Late init script for live image
> >
> > I tried re-downloading the ISO, no joy.  If I burn
> > to a CD and directly boot to it (no virtual machine),
> > the CD does work.
> >
> > Any idea how to fix this?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > -T
>
>
>  How did you set up the vm? 
Same as I did my x86_64, line for line, except architecture was i686
and I added a USB device.
>  while i tested on f16 host using kvm and x86_64 as the arch it is
>  booting just fine. 
So did mine (x86_64).  Sorry I did not make that more clear.
I am having problems with the i686 spin.

>  i get a desktop working in about 15-20 seconds. i
>  believe if you set the arch to 1686 or 1386 you actually dont get kvm
>  used and just plain qemu which is much much slower
>
>  Dennis 

Is there a way to boot off the Xfce spin, go in to text mode (init 3)
and do the install from there?

Many thanks,
-T

[Dennis Gilmore]

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On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:07:53 -0800
Todd And Margo Chester <toddandmargo(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 03/10/2012 06:19 AM, Dennis Gilmore wrote:
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>  > On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:17:58 -0800
>  > Todd And Margo Chester&lt;toddandmargo(a)gmail.com&gt;  wrote:
>  >
>  >> Hi All,
>  >>
>  >> I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)
>  >>
>  >>        Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
>  >>
>  >> But, when I switch my CDROM drive to
>  >>
>  >>        Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
>  >>
>  >> Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
>  >> then dies at
>  >>
>  >>       Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
>  >>       Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
>  >>       Start SYSV: Late init script for live image
>  >>
>  >> I tried re-downloading the ISO, no joy.  If I burn
>  >> to a CD and directly boot to it (no virtual machine),
>  >> the CD does work.
>  >>
>  >> Any idea how to fix this?
>  >>
>  >> Many thanks,
>  >> -T
>  >
>  >
>  > How did you set up the vm?
>  
>  Same as I did my x86_64, line for line, except architecture was i686
>  and I added a USB device.
>  
dont change the arch off of x86_64 or KVM will not work correctly. i
booted the i686 livecd just fine when the arch was x86_64 i did not try
forcing the arch to i686, afaik it should work but will be using qemu
and not accelerated.


>  >
>  > while i tested on f16 host using kvm and x86_64 as the arch it is
>  > booting just fine.
>  
>  So did mine (x86_64).  Sorry I did not make that more clear.
>  I am having problems with the i686 spin.
>  
>  > i get a desktop working in about 15-20 seconds. i
>  > believe if you set the arch to 1686 or 1386 you actually dont get
>  > kvm used and just plain qemu which is much much slower
>  >
>  > Dennis
>  
>  
>  Is there a way to boot off the Xfce spin, go in to text mode (init 3)
>  and do the install from there?
>  
>  Many thanks,
>  -T
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[Christoph Wickert]

Am Freitag, den 09.03.2012, 16:17 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo Chester:
>  Hi All,
>  
>  I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)
>  
>        Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
>  
>  But, when I switch my CDROM drive to
>  
>        Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
>  
>  Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
>  then dies at
>  
>       Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
>       Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
>       Start SYSV: Late init script for live image 
I just tried both images and they work fine here.

Kind regards,
Christoph

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 03/10/2012 12:44 PM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
>  Am Freitag, den 09.03.2012, 16:17 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo
> Chester:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I can get the 64 bit live cd to boot in KVM (host = SL 6.2 x64)
> >
> >        Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
> >
> > But, when I switch my CDROM drive to
> >
> >        Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
> >
> > Fedora goes through the motions of trying to boot,
> > then dies at
> >
> >       Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
> >       Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..
> >       Start SYSV: Late init script for live image
>
>  I just tried both images and they work fine here.
>
>  Kind regards,
>  Christoph 

Hi Christoph,

     This is a good sign.  Means I am doing something wrong and
that can be corrected.

     Would you please post back your /etc/libvirt/qemu/xxx.xml
file for your 32 bit VM?  That way, I will be able to isolate
my boo-boo.

Many thanks,
-T

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Samstag, den 10.03.2012, 13:17 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo Chester:
>  On 03/10/2012 12:44 PM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
>  >
>  > I just tried both images and they work fine here.
>  >
>  > Kind regards,
>  > Christoph
>  
>  
>  Hi Christoph,
>  
>       This is a good sign.  Means I am doing something wrong and
>  that can be corrected.
>  
>       Would you please post back your /etc/libvirt/qemu/xxx.xml
>  file for your 32 bit VM? 
Sure:

# cat /etc/libvirt/qemu/f16-xfce.xml 
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>f16-xfce</name>
  <uuid>e407a564-2f95-a97a-4e5a-375c26d42768</uuid>
  <memory>1572864</memory>
  <currentMemory>1572864</currentMemory>
  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.14'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
    <bootmenu enable='no'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset='utc'/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source
file='/home/shared/linux/iso/Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE/Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1'
unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x01'
function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x06'
function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='network'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:d5:eb:18'/>
      <source network='default'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x03'
function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target port='0'/>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='spicevmc'>
      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0'
port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' keymap='de'/>
    <sound model='ich6'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x04'
function='0x0'/>
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x02'
function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x05'
function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

Kind regards,
Christoph

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 03/10/2012 03:21 PM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
>  Am Samstag, den 10.03.2012, 13:17 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo
> Chester:
> > On 03/10/2012 12:44 PM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> >>
> >> I just tried both images and they work fine here.
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >> Christoph
> >
> >
> > Hi Christoph,
> >
> >       This is a good sign.  Means I am doing something wrong and
> > that can be corrected.
> >
> >       Would you please post back your /etc/libvirt/qemu/xxx.xml
> > file for your 32 bit VM?
>
>  Sure:
>
>  # cat /etc/libvirt/qemu/f16-xfce.xml
>  <domain type='kvm'>
>     <name>f16-xfce</name>
>     <uuid>e407a564-2f95-a97a-4e5a-375c26d42768</uuid>
>     <memory>1572864</memory>
>     <currentMemory>1572864</currentMemory>
>     <vcpu>1</vcpu>
>     <os>
>       <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.14'>hvm</type>
>       <boot dev='hd'/>
>       <boot dev='cdrom'/>
>       <bootmenu enable='no'/>
>     </os>
>     <features>
>       <acpi/>
>       <apic/>
>       <pae/>
>     </features>
>     <clock offset='utc'/>
>     <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>     <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>     <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
>     <devices>
>       <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
>       <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
>         <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
>         <source
>
> file='/home/shared/linux/iso/Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE/Fedora-16-i686-Live-XFCE.iso'/>
>         <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
>         <readonly/>
>         <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1'
> unit='0'/>
>       </disk>
>       <controller type='ide' index='0'>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x01'
>  function='0x1'/>
>       </controller>
>       <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x06'
>  function='0x0'/>
>       </controller>
>       <interface type='network'>
>         <mac address='52:54:00:d5:eb:18'/>
>         <source network='default'/>
>         <model type='virtio'/>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x03'
>  function='0x0'/>
>       </interface>
>       <serial type='pty'>
>         <target port='0'/>
>       </serial>
>       <console type='pty'>
>         <target type='serial' port='0'/>
>       </console>
>       <channel type='spicevmc'>
>         <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
>         <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0'
> port='1'/>
>       </channel>
>       <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
>       <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
>       <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' keymap='de'/>
>       <sound model='ich6'>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x04'
>  function='0x0'/>
>       </sound>
>       <video>
>         <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x02'
>  function='0x0'/>
>       </video>
>       <memballoon model='virtio'>
>         <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
> slot='0x05'
>  function='0x0'/>
>       </memballoon>
>     </devices>
>  </domain>
>
>  Kind regards,
>  Christoph 
Hi Christoph,

Thank you!

A trip over to "virsh edit KVM-FC16-x32" (first forgetting I
could not use VI directly), I changed my vcpu you yours

     <vcpu>1</vcpu>

And, my arch to yours

     <type arch='x86_64'

no joy.

But noticing you had no <cpu></cpu> section, I erased my whole
(the cpu section), and that fixed it.

Thank you so much for the help!

-T