Re: libvirtError: internal error unknown boot device 'floppy'

John Lumby <johnlumby@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:04:39 -0400

> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:37:41 -0400
> From: crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: johnlumby@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx; virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  libvirtError: internal error unknown boot device 'floppy'
> 
> On 07/13/2010 09:30 PM, John Lumby wrote:
> > Hello.    I believe I've found a bug in libvirtd but not sure.
> >
> 
> Can you provide the full output of the virt-install command with the --debug flag?
>  - Cole

Below is what it wrote to my  ~/.virtinst/virt-install.log(without the --debug flag but according to the man page it's the same debug output)

Interesting to see that it generated what looks to be a good .xml but it did not put that into my libvirt/qemu directory.
Seems it just does not know about booting from a floppy?

If you need something else let me know.

John

[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:192) Launched with command line:
/usr/local/bin/virt-install --connect qemu:///system --name=RH7win2k --ram=392 --cpuset=0 --description=wni 2k on RH7 disk on usb, nat network --import --network=network=default --virt-type=kqemu --accelerate --vnc --vncport=5905 --video=cirrus --disk=/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage,device=floppy --disk=/dev/sdc,device=disk --os-type=windows --os-variant=win2k
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:216) Requesting libvirt URI qemu:///system
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (cli:218) Received libvirt URI qemu:///system
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:473) Requesting virt method 'default', hv type 'kqemu'.
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:795) Received virt method 'hvm'
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:796) Hypervisor name is 'kqemu'
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:330) parse_disk: returning {'format': None, 'bus': None, 'readOnly': False, 'volInstall': None, 'path': '/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage', 'device': 'floppy', 'volName': None, 'conn': <libvirt.virConnect instance at 0x84e6f6c>, 'size': None, 'driverCache': None, 'shareable': False, 'sparse': True}
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:16 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (virt-install:330) parse_disk: returning {'format': None, 'bus': None, 'readOnly': False, 'volInstall': None, 'path': '/dev/sdc', 'device': 'disk', 'volName': None, 'conn': <libvirt.virConnect instance at 0x84e6f6c>, 'size': None, 'driverCache': None, 'shareable': False, 'sparse': True}
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (Guest:1002) Generated install XML: None required
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] DEBUG (Guest:1020) Generated boot XML: 
<domain type='kqemu'>
  <name>RH7win2k</name>
  <currentMemory>401408</currentMemory>
  <memory>401408</memory>
  <uuid>1ce5803c-69f9-5e94-7905-4ae6227ff7c5</uuid>
  <description>wni 2k on RH7 disk on usb, nat network</description>
  <os>
    <type arch='i686'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='floppy'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/><apic/><pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset="localtime"/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <vcpu cpuset='0'>1</vcpu>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='floppy'>
      <driver name='qemu'/>
      <source file='/mnt/soltbakp/commonfiles/win2k_boot.floppage'/>
      <target dev='fda' bus='fdc'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu'/>
      <source dev='/dev/sdc'/>
      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='network'>
      <source network='default'/>
      <mac address='52:54:00:6d:d3:bd'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='5905' keymap='en-us'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
    <video>
      <model type='cirrus'/>
    </video>
  </devices>
</domain>

[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] ERROR (virt-install:946) internal error unknown boot device 'floppy'
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:12:17 virt-install 30445] ERROR (virt-install:1039) internal error unknown boot device 'floppy'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 1033, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 915, in main
    start_time, guest.start_install)
  File "/usr/local/bin/virt-install", line 957, in do_install
    dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 972, in start_install
    return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1037, in _do_install
    "install")
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1021, in _create_guest
    self.domain = self.conn.defineXML(final_xml)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1224, in defineXML
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainDefineXML() failed', conn=self)
libvirtError: internal error unknown boot device 'floppy'

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