On 5/14/20, Gary L. Roach <garyroach719.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > System: Debian Buster host > > qemu/kvm virtual machine > > CAELinux Guest > > I load the software from an .iso file in my Download directory. The > guest files seem to be loading and working fine until I try to reboot > the Guest. Then I get the following: > > Booting from Hard Disk... > Boot failed: not a bootable disk > No bootable device. > > If I run fdisk p on the Hard Disk I am using I get: > > Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type > /dev/sda1 * 2048 283117567 283115520 135G 83 Linux > /dev/sda2 283117568 312581807 29464240 14.1G 82 Linux swap / Solaris > > The drive is obviously marked as bootable. This drive is an extra one > that was left over when I put two 1TB drives in the system. I reformated > the drive , marked it as bootable and added a swap partition before > loading the qemu/kvm software. Does anyone have an idea as to what I am > doing wrong? Do you need more information?
Are you sure it's a bootable-device issue? Maybe a config-issue with the VM? You could try virt-manager (front-end/GUI) to check if it gives you some simple info that solve the mystery... Best luck.