On 08/06/2010 08:28 AM, Carl Bachman Kharazmi wrote: > Hi, > > virt-install -n backup -r 256 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debianlenny > --vcpus=2 -p > --location=http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/ > --disk path=/dev/guest/stsbackup,cache=none --disk path=/dev/sdd,cache=none -b > xenbr1 -m RANDOM --vnc -k sv --prompt -d > > Fails to install a debian 64 domU. > > [r...@virtual-int-2 ~]# virt-install -n backup -r 256 --os-type=linux > --os-variant=debianlenny --vcpus=2 -p > --location=http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/ > --disk path=/dev/guest/stsbackup,cache=none --disk > path=/dev/sdd,cache=none -b xenbr1 -m RANDOM --vnc -k sv --prompt -d > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Requesting libvirt URI default > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Received libvirt URI 'xen:///' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Requesting virt method 'xen' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Received virt method 'xen' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Hypervisor name is 'xen' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG parse_disk: returning > ('/dev/guest/stsbackup', None, None, 'disk', None, False, False, None, > True, 'none') > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage to '5.0' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage to '5.0' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage to '5.0' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG parse_disk: returning ('/dev/sdd', > None, None, 'disk', None, False, False, None, True, 'none') > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage > to '232.830643654' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage > to '232.830643654' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Setting size for existing storage > to '232.830643654' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG Detected storage as type 'block' > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG DistroInstaller location is a network > source. > > > Starting install... > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:49 DEBUG Attempting to detect distro: > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:49 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/.treeinfo > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Fedora > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Server > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Client > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:51 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/RedHat > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:54 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/CentOS > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:55 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/SL > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:00 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/directory.yast > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:00 DEBUG Fetching URI: > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG Saved file to > /var/lib/xen/virtinst-MANIFEST.Gr1dJ3 > Retrieving file MANIFEST... > | 1.3 kB 00:00 > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG Detected a Debian distro > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG HTTP hasFile: didn't find > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 ERROR Couldn't find xen kernel for Debian tree. > Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 751, in main > start_time, guest.start_install) > File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 813, in do_install > dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait)) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 539, > in start_install > self._prepare_install(meter) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 594, > in _prepare_install > meter = meter) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py", > line 245, in prepare > self._prepare_kernel_and_initrd(guest, distro, meter) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py", > line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd > type=self.os_type, distro=distro) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line > 156, in acquireKernel > scratchdir, type, distro) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line > 142, in _acquireMedia > return (store.acquireKernel(guest, fetcher, progresscb), > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line > 253, in acquireKernel > raise RuntimeError(_("Couldn't find %(type)s kernel for " > RuntimeError: Couldn't find xen kernel for Debian tree. > > I reported a bug which describe more details concerning this: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621890 > > http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/MANIFEST > seem to include path to xen kernel, while: > http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST > does not. > > Are there any option to virt-install to set the directory which it > should use to retrieve kernel, or any other workaround for this > problem? >
I just commented in your bug report. According to: http://wiki.debian.org/Xen lenny doesn't support 64 bit xen domU install. - Cole _______________________________________________ virt-tools-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list
