On 03/24/2016 03:17 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > > I think this may be a question about virsh or libvirt, but anyway .. > > When I do a command like: > > virt-install \ > --name=$tmpname \ > --ram=1024 \ > --os-type=linux --os-variant=$osvariant \ > --arch ppc64le --machine pseries \ > --initrd-inject=$(pwd)/preseed.cfg \ > --extra-args="auto console=tty0 console=hvc0" \ > --disk=$(pwd)/$output,size=4,format=raw \ > --serial pty \ > --location=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/$dist/main/installer-ppc64el \ > --nographics \ > --noreboot > > It later fails with the instructions: > > Additional details may be available in /var/log/syslog or on virtual > console 4. > > which is great, but I can find no way to get to "virtual console 4", > and that's a problem because there's no further way to diagnose this > bug. > > What element of the stack is implementing the serial console and what > keys might be used to switch between virtual consoles? > virt-install is just calling 'virsh console' here. But whatever the keycombo is is probably function of ubuntu's text installer. The traditional VT console switch is handled by X windows AIUI so it doesn't automatically apply to a serial console. - Cole _______________________________________________ virt-tools-list mailing list virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list
