Public bug reported: we tried to boot fedora image f17-x86_64-openstack-sda.qcow2 from openstack grizzley installation, but no console output is generated.
when i look into /var/log/libvirt/qemu/instance-00000067.log after i see a empty console log, following is the content : 2013-06-11 22:06:38.609+0000: starting up LC_ALL=C PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name instance-00000067 -S -M rhel6.4.0 -cpu SandyBridge,+pdpe1gb,+osxsave,+dca,+pcid,+pdcm,+xtpr,+tm2,+est,+smx,+vmx,+ds_cpl,+monitor,+dtes64,+pbe,+tm,+ht,+ss,+acpi,+ds,+vme -enable-kvm -m 2048 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651 -smbios type=1,manufacturer=Red Hat Inc.,product=OpenStack Nova,version=2013.1.1-3.el6,serial=36353030-3437-5553-4532-34364d434e43,uuid=6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/instance-00000067.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew -no-kvm-pit-reinjection -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/var/lib/nova/instances/6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651/disk,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=qcow2,cache=none -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,ad dr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -netdev tap,fd=23,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=24 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=fa:16:3e:51:44:cf,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev file,id=charserial0,path=/var/lib/nova/instances/6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651/console.log -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -chardev pty,id=charserial1 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial1,id=serial1 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 10.1.255.253:0 -k en-us -vga cirrus -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 char device redirected to /dev/pts/0 explicit probe into virsh console reveals this : virsh # list Id Name State ---------------------------------------------------- 4 instance-00000068 running virsh # console instance-00000068 Connected to domain instance-00000068 Escape character is ^] error: internal error character device (null) is not using a PTY and given below is respective libvirt.xml file. any pointers on approaching this issues is appreciated. <domain type="kvm"> <uuid>6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651</uuid> <name>instance-00000067</name> <memory>2097152</memory> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <sysinfo type="smbios"> <system> <entry name="manufacturer">Red Hat Inc.</entry> <entry name="product">OpenStack Nova</entry> <entry name="version">2013.1.1-3.el6</entry> <entry name="serial">36353030-3437-5553-4532-34364d434e43</entry> <entry name="uuid">6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651</entry> </system> </sysinfo> <os> <type>hvm</type> <boot dev="hd"/> <smbios mode="sysinfo"/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> </features> <clock offset="utc"> <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/> <timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/> </clock> <cpu mode="host-model" match="exact"/> <devices> <disk type="file" device="disk"> <driver name="qemu" type="qcow2" cache="none"/> <source file="/var/lib/nova/instances/6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651/disk"/> <target bus="virtio" dev="vda"/> </disk> <interface type="bridge"> <mac address="fa:16:3e:51:44:cf"/> <model type="virtio"/> <source bridge="br-int"/> <target dev="tap4ce130e7-1a"/> <virtualport type="openvswitch"> <parameters interfaceid="4ce130e7-1acc-4a06-8f84-78a320f0f108"/> </virtualport> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <target port='0'/> </serial> <console type='pty'> <target type='serial' port='0'/> </console> <serial type="file"> <source path="/var/lib/nova/instances/6e0857f4-ed3e-4e1a-81db-d69456b17651/console.log"/> </serial> <serial type="pty"/> <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/> <graphics type="vnc" autoport="yes" keymap="en-us" listen="10.1.255.253"/> </devices> </domain> ** Affects: nova (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nova in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1190086 Title: empty console log output with grizzley on centOS distribution To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/+bug/1190086/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs