On Tuesday 31 March 2009 18:33:41 Gerry Reno wrote: > Gerry Reno wrote: > > Javier Guerra wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Gerry Reno <greno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Ok, I've been working with this for a couple hours but this command > >>> line > >>> errors on F10 like this: > >>> > >>> # /usr/bin/qemu-kvm -S -M pc -m 512 -smp 2 -name MX_3 -monitor pty > >>> -boot d > >>> -drive > >>> file=/var/vm/vm1/qemu/images/MX_3/MX_3.img,if=ide,index=0,boot=on > >>> -cdrom /dev/sr0 -net nic,macaddr=00:0c:29:e3:bc:ee,vlan=0 -net > >>> tap,fd=17,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet1 -serial none -parallel none > >>> -usb -vnc > >>> 127.0.0.1:1 -k en-us > >>> TUNGETIFF ioctl() failed: Bad file descriptor > >>> char device redirected to /dev/pts/2 > >>> > >>> What does this error mean? > >> > >> ah, i didn't notice the "fd=17" in the "-net" parameter. > >> > >> to make it simple, first try with userspace network: > >> > >> qemu-kvm -m 512 -hda /var/vm/vm1/qemu/images/MX_3/MX_3 -cdrom /dev/sr0 > >> -boot d -vnc 127.0.0.1 > > > > Ok, I ran this line: > > > > qemu-kvm -m 512 -hda /var/vm/vm1/qemu/images/MX_3/MX_3.img -cdrom > > /dev/sr0 -boot d -vnc 127.0.0.1:1 > > > > And it started the VM but I cannot connect to it for some reason. > > > > The error: > > $ vncviewer > > Rect too big: 5x3584 at 10,0 exceeds 720x400 > > > > Have you ever seen this? > > I don't know what's causing this but it seems like a really weird > > size. I'm still working on this error... Is there a way to tell > > vncviewer to connect anyway? > > Ok, the third try the window came up. And it is showing the same 0003 > error as before on the cdrom boot. > I have no clue what is causing this error. I've turned off selinux, > I've made sure the disk is in drive and mounted. The CD shouldn't be mounted. You just use /dev/cdrom or whatever as the option to -cdrom. No prep needed (other than inserting the CD) > There just seems to be > some access problem to the cdrom device from a root owned process. > > Regards, > Gerry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html