Ubuntu
gnome-boxes package

Unable to start VMs after installing

Bug #1869596 reported by Danial Behzadi
6
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-boxes (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

After installing ubuntu-focal, machine can not be started with error:

     machine.vala:638: Failed to start Ubuntu 20.04: Unable to start domain: operation failed: Unable to find any firmware to satisfy 'bios'

There is an upstream bug here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-boxes/issues/488

And there is the fix in 3.36.1: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-boxes/-/merge_requests/287/diffs?commit_id=41df5e0203dbba3271568ec599f532371d953c5c

But it's mot fixed yet in ubuntu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-boxes 3.36.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-20.24-generic 5.4.27
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu21
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Mar 29 20:59:20 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (148 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
SourcePackage: gnome-boxes
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

See original description
Revision history for this message
Danial Behzadi (dani.behzi) wrote :
Danial Behzadi (dani.behzi)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The updated version https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-boxes/3.36.2-1 is in focal

Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.
Subscribing...

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.