On Thu, Apr 9, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Charles Arnold wrote:
> > What's missing from the config ^^ to get past the grub prompt and 'start'
> > the installer?
>
> Given that you are using 'xl' to create your VM (instead of libvirt's
> virsh/virt-install) you might
> want to try using 'vm-install --use-xl' and step through the vm-install's
> setup and see if
> that creates the type of VM you need. The configuration file created by
> vm-install will be
> found in /etc/xen/vm/. Vm-install will create an install time configuration
> file that will later
> be replaced by a runtime version when the installation is complete.
I prefer to use Xen's default/included xl toolstack to keep my install minimal,
and it's likely best supported.
Installing 'vm-install' further requires
The following 34 NEW packages are going to be installed:
atftp cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-digestmd5 dbus-1-python girepository-1_0
gnutls kdump libavahi-client3
libavahi-common3 libcacard0 libesmtp libfreebl3 libgirepository-1_0-1
libgnutls28 libhogweed2
libnettle4 libsnappy1 libsoftokn3 libvirt-client libvirt-python
makedumpfile mozilla-nss
mozilla-nss-certs python-bottle python-CherryPy python-gobject
python-libxml2 python-pycurl
python-simplejson python-urlgrabber qemu-tools udhcp usbutils
vm-install
which is unfortunate, but if it's required to get an answer here, ok.
Creating a vm with it fails
vm-install --use-xl
Gathering settings...
Please specify the type of operating system that will run
within the virtual
machine. This defines many defaults, and helps decide how to
start
paravirtualized operating systems.
Press 'q' or the Escape key to exit.
1: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux)
2: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (NetWare)
3: Novell Open Enterprise Server 11
4: Other operating system
5: PXE
6: RedHat (other)
7: RedHat Enterprise Linux 3
8: RedHat Enterprise Linux 4
9: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
10: RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
11: RedHat Enterprise Linux 7
12: Relax and Recover
13: SUSE (other)
14: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
15: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
16: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
17: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
18: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
19: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
20: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
21: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
22: Solaris 9 and older
23: Solaris 10
24: Ubuntu 10 (Lucid Lynx, Maverick Meerkat)
25: Ubuntu 11 (Natty Narwhal, Oneiric Ocelot)
26: Ubuntu 12 (Precise Pangolin)
27: Ubuntu (other)
28: Windows 8
29: Windows 8 (x64)
30: Windows (other)
31: Windows (other, x64)
32: Windows NT
33: Windows Server 2008
34: Windows Server 2008 (x64)
35: Windows Server 2012 (x64)
36: Windows Vista, Windows 7
37: Windows Vista, Windows 7 (x64)
38: Windows XP, 2000, 2003
39: Windows XP, 2003 (x64)
40: openSUSE
41: openSUSE 11
42: openSUSE 12
43: openSUSE 13
[43] >
Virtual machines can use paravirtualization or full
virtualization.
Paravirtualization is faster but requires operating system
support. Full
virtualization runs a broader range of operating systems but
requires hardware
support. Which do you prefer?
1: Full virtualization
2: Paravirtualization
[2] >
PXE Boot
(Y / N) [N] >
Please choose a name for the virtual machine.
[opensuse13] >
Description >
Specify the amount of memory and number of processors to
allocate for the VM.
Initial Memory [768] >
Maximum Memory [768] >
Virtual Processors [1] >
Please specify the type of virtualized graphics hardware.
1: No Graphics Support
2: Paravirtualized Graphics Adapter
[2] >
Virtual Disks:
(None)
Do you want to add another virtual disk?
(Y / N) [Y] >
Create a virtual disk based on a device (CD or other block
device), an existing
image file (ISO), or a new file. Specify a device by its
device node, such as
/dev/cdrom, not its mount point.
What type of virtual disk do you want to add?
1: CD-ROM or DVD
2: Hard Disk
[2] > 2
Where will the virtual disk physically reside?
[/var/lib/xen/images/opensuse13/xvda] >
Size (GB) [8.0] > 1
Create a sparse image file for the virtual disk?
(Y / N) [Y] >
Virtual Disks:
1.0 GB Hard Disk (file:/var/lib/xen/images/opensuse13/xvda)
Do you want to add another virtual disk?
(Y / N) [N] >
Network Adapters
(None)
Do you want to add another virtual network adapter?
(Y / N) [Y] >
Network Adapters
Paravirtualized; Randomly generated MAC address
Do you want to add another virtual network adapter?
(Y / N) [N] >
Specify the bootable virtual disk (often labeled as Disk 1) or
the network
installation source URL. Each CD, DVD, or ISO image required
for installation
must be added as a virtual disk.
1: Network URL (ftp://, http://, nfs://, smb://)
[1] >
Type the install URL: >
file:/home/lt/work/openSUSE-13.2-DVD-x86_64.iso
Some operating systems support automating the installation by
specifying a URL
or file(s). Select a directory to include multiple files.
AutoYaST file >
Some operating systems accept additional arguments, used to
customize the
installation or boot process.
Additional Arguments >
ERROR No installation source was defined.
Error: No installation source was defined.
Please correct the error and try again.
========================================
Please specify the type of operating system that will run
within the virtual
machine. This defines many defaults, and helps decide how to
start
paravirtualized operating systems.
Press 'q' or the Escape key to exit.
1: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux)
2: Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (NetWare)
3: Novell Open Enterprise Server 11
4: Other operating system
5: PXE
6: RedHat (other)
7: RedHat Enterprise Linux 3
8: RedHat Enterprise Linux 4
9: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
10: RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
11: RedHat Enterprise Linux 7
12: Relax and Recover
13: SUSE (other)
14: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
15: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
16: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
17: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
18: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
19: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
20: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
21: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
22: Solaris 9 and older
23: Solaris 10
24: Ubuntu 10 (Lucid Lynx, Maverick Meerkat)
25: Ubuntu 11 (Natty Narwhal, Oneiric Ocelot)
26: Ubuntu 12 (Precise Pangolin)
27: Ubuntu (other)
28: Windows 8
29: Windows 8 (x64)
30: Windows (other)
31: Windows (other, x64)
32: Windows NT
33: Windows Server 2008
34: Windows Server 2008 (x64)
35: Windows Server 2012 (x64)
36: Windows Vista, Windows 7
37: Windows Vista, Windows 7 (x64)
38: Windows XP, 2000, 2003
39: Windows XP, 2003 (x64)
40: openSUSE
41: openSUSE 11
42: openSUSE 12
43: openSUSE 13
[43] > q
There's no config file created
ls -al /etc/xen/vm
total 8.0K
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Apr 8 16:16 ./
drwx------ 6 root root 4.0K Apr 9 06:19 ../
I'll guess it's this
ERROR No installation source was defined.
Error: No installation source was defined.
Please correct the error and try again.
How is the installer iso supposed to be passed to the vm-install script if not
as a file:/ ?
LT
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