I have found the problem: In the <disk> section the following was missing "<driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>". After adding this line it works again. -- Dan On Monday 11 October 2010 19.36:03 Dan Johansson wrote: > Yes, the image contains an OS (it works if I start the guest manually). > > > The image contains an OS or not? > > If not, you can't choose to boot from disk like "<boot dev='hd'/>" > > > > 2010/10/10 Dan Johansson <kvm@xxxxxx>: > > > HI, > > > > > > I have a small problem with libvirt / qemu. I have created a guest and when I start it from the command-line the guests starts OK, but when I start the guest through libvirt with "virsh start" I get "Booting from Hard Disk... > > > Boot failed: not a bootable disk > > > No bootable device" > > > > > > This is the command-line I use to start the guest (which works) > > > "cd /var/lib/kvm/Wilmer; /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm \ > > > -net nic,vlan=1,model=rtl8139,macaddr=DE:ED:BE:EF:01:03 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=qtap13,script=no,downscript=no \ > > > -net nic,vlan=3,model=rtl8139,macaddr=DE:ED:BE:EF:03:03 -net tap,vlan=3,ifname=qtap33,script=no,downscript=no \ > > > -m 2048 -k de-ch -vnc :3 -daemonize \ > > > Wilmer.qcow2" > > > > > > > > > The libvirt XML-file was created using "virsh domxml-from-native qemu-argv" and this is the result of that conversion: > > > <domain type='kvm'> > > > <name>wilmer</name> > > > <uuid>a421968d-0573-1356-8cb7-32caff525a03</uuid> > > > <memory>2097152</memory> > > > <currentMemory>2097152</currentMemory> > > > <vcpu>2</vcpu> > > > <os> > > > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.12'>hvm</type> > > > <boot dev='hd'/> > > > </os> > > > <features> > > > <acpi/> > > > </features> > > > <clock offset='utc'/> > > > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > > > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > > > <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> > > > <devices> > > > <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> > > > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > > > <source file='/var/lib/kvm/Wilmer/Wilmer.qcow2'/> > > > <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> > > > <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/> > > > </disk> > > > <controller type='ide' index='0'> > > > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> > > > </controller> > > > <interface type='ethernet'> > > > <mac address='de:ed:be:ef:01:03'/> > > > <script path='no'/> > > > <target dev='qtap13'/> > > > <model type='rtl8139'/> > > > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> > > > </interface> > > > <interface type='ethernet'> > > > <mac address='de:ed:be:ef:03:03'/> > > > <script path='no'/> > > > <target dev='qtap33'/> > > > <model type='rtl8139'/> > > > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> > > > </interface> > > > <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> > > > <graphics type='vnc' port='5903' autoport='no' listen=''/> > > > <video> > > > <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> > > > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> > > > </video> > > > </devices> > > > </domain> > > > > > > > > > Anyone seeing something obvious that I have missed? > > > > > > Regards, > > > -- > > > Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu> > > > *************************************************** > > > This message is printed on 100% recycled electrons! > > > *************************************************** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > libvirt-users mailing list > > > libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users > > > > > > > -- Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu> *************************************************** This message is printed on 100% recycled electrons! ***************************************************
