Hi, I'm using redhat enterprise 5.4 with newest redhat kvm/qemu packages
installed for testing purposes.
I'm trying to install debian lenny from ISO on the machine with only
ssh access using virt-install python script and the output is like this
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[root@localhost ~]# virt-install --connect qemu:///system -n debnet -f
~/debnet.qcow2 -s 3 -r 128 --accelerate --network=bridge:br0 --hvm
--location http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/
--nographics -x console=/dev/pts/3
Starting install...
Retrieving file MANIFEST...
| 1.7 kB 00:00
Retrieving file linux...
| 1.2 MB 00:09
Retrieving file initrd.gz...
| 4.1 MB 00:32
Creating storage file...
| 3.0 GB 00:00
Creating domain...
| 0 B 00:00
Connected to domain debnet
Escape character is ^]
Domain installation still in progress. You can reconnect to
the console to complete the installation process.
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The problem is, that the debnet is created (can be seen with "virsh
list"),
but I'm still unable to connect to the console using both "virsh console
debnet" or with "minicom -op /dev/pts/3" (I got the /dev/pts/3 from
"virsh ttyconsole debnet" command).
The same was the result when I tried to install Fedora 12.
I need to run the installation from the command line and not from the X
window interface like virt-manager, but the only thing I see is always the
"Escape character is ^]" as the output.
I've spent a lot of time googling what I'm doing wrong, but the only
replies I've found was "... the vnc access is better, use it..." or that I
should redirect the installation console to serial device - I think I'm
doing it with the "-x console /dev/pts/3", so what's wrong?
Best regards, Tomas
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