On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:12:24PM -0700, JD wrote: > /virt-install \ > --connect qemu:///system \ > --name Fedora_14_i386 \ > --ram 500 \ > --disk path=/dev/sdc \ > --network network:default \ > --arch i386 \ > --os-variant fedora14 \ > --vnc \ > --location > http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/14/Fedora/i386/os/ > > Starting install.../ / > Retrieving file .treeinfo... | 2.4 kB > 00:00 ... > Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 7.1 MB > 00:05 ... > Retrieving file initrd.img... | 60 MB > 00:45 ... > ERROR internal error Process exited while reading console log output: > libvir: error : cannot open > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/topology/physical_package_id: No such file > or directory > > Domain installation does not appear to have been > successful. If it was, you can restart your domain > by running 'virsh start Fedora_14_i386'; otherwise, please > restart your installation./ > > > is the missing /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/topology/physical_package_id > caused by kernel configuration settings? > > > The relevant installed packages are: > > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > python-virtinst-0.500.4-1.fc13.noarch > python-virtinst-0.500.4-1.fc13.noarch > virt-ctrl-1.0.1-4.fc12.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > virt-mem-0.3.1-9.fc12.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > virt-mem-0.3.1-9.fc12.i686 > python-virtinst-0.500.4-1.fc13.noarch > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > python-virtinst-0.500.4-1.fc13.noarch > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > virt-manager-0.8.5-1.fc13.noarch > virt-mem-0.3.1-9.fc12.i686 > libvirt-client-0.8.2-2.fc13.i686 > virt-mem-0.3.1-9.fc12.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > virt-top-1.0.4-3.fc13.i686 > virt-mem-0.3.1-9.fc12.i686 > virt-viewer-0.2.1-1.fc13.i686 > libguestfs-tools-1.6.2-1.fc13.4.i686 > libvirt-client-0.8.2-2.fc13.i686 (CCing libvir-list) I would say that this is a bug in libvirt. Since you are using quite an old version, can you try upgrading to the new libvirt in Fedora 14/15 and see if that fixes it? Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones virt-top is 'top' for virtual machines. Tiny program with many powerful monitoring features, net stats, disk stats, logging, etc. http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-top -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list