Virt-install fails on Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Dom0 (amd64)

[Boris Derzhavets]

Binary package hint: python-virtinst

   Original Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Dom0 (amd64) setup had been done per Todd Deshane's
instruction:- http://deshantm.livejournal.com/29959.html
Functionality of Solaris Nevada Build 89 PV and HVM DomUs tested fine,
as well as F8 and WinXP HVM guests. Everything had been committed with
xen manager and corresponding python profiles.
All above works also on Ubuntu 8.04 Server Dom0 (amd64) , just no need to remove network-manager.

Then i have tried to put virt-install in work and followed :-
   https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/libvirt.html
# apt-get install kvm libvirt-bin
# adduser $USERNAME libvirtd
Relogin :-
# apt-get install python-virtinst
No errors reported during installs. However , i have noticed references for 7.10
repositories during download.

root@boris-desktop:~# virt-install
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)?
This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. yes
 What is the name of your virtual machine? hvm01
 How much RAM should be
 allocated (in megabytes)? 1024
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /etc/xen/images/snv.img
 You are going to overwrite file '/etc/xen/images/snv.img'!
Do you really want to use the file (yes or no)? yes
Floating point exception

root@boris-desktop:~# virt-install
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)?
This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. no
 What is the name of your virtual machine? pvm01
 How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 1024
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /etc/xen/images/snv.img
 You are going to overwrite file '/etc/xen/images/snv.img'!
Do you really want to use the file (yes or no)? yes
Floating point exception

Tried to losetup image file:-

root@boris-desktop:~# losetup -a
/dev/loop0: [080b]:1566802 (/etc/xen/images/snv.img)
root@boris-desktop:~# virt-install
Would you like a fully virtualized
 guest (yes or no)?
This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. yes
 What is the name of your virtual machine? Solar1
 How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 1024
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/loop0
Floating point exception

[Boris Derzhavets (bderzhavets)]

System upgraded to 2.6.24-17-xen.
Network is fine. Virt-install same behavior.

[Andrew Steele (fozzy)]

I've also been hit by this bug.

Having recently installed xen on Centos 5.1, I've been a bit disappointed with the problems I've had with getting it running on Ubuntu (8.04 amd64 server, intel core 2).

I realise that Ubuntu has decided to favour KVM, but like the original submitter, As one of my VMs I'm wanting to try is a Solaris DomU, I need xen instead of KVM.

Debug output:

titus# virt-install --connect=xen:/// --debug
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)? This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. no
What is the name of your virtual machine? mythtv
How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 512
What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/mapper/vg1-mythtv
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:31:35 DEBUG Path is block file: Assuming Block disk type.
Floating point exception

(I'd previously run lvcreate to create /dev/mapper/vg1-mythtv)

[Boris Derzhavets (bderzhavets)]

Virt-install still doesn't work on Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop (amd64)
root@boris-desktop:/etc/xen# uname -a
Linux boris-desktop 2.6.24-19-xen #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 16:08:38 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@boris-desktop:/etc/xen# virt-install
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)? This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. yes
 What is the name of your virtual machine? SolarisHVM
 How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 1024
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /etc/xen/images/disk1.img
 You are going to overwrite file '/etc/xen/images/disk1.img'!
Do you really want to use the file (yes or no)? yes
Floating point exception

[Timo (timohirt)]

The same here using ubuntu 8.04 server (amd64)

root@openvztest:/etc/xen# uname -a
Linux openvztest 2.6.24-21-xen #1 SMP Wed Oct 22 01:07:57 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@openvztest:/etc/xen# virt-install
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)? This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. no
 What is the name of your virtual machine? openvz3
 How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 512
 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-openvz3
Floating point exception

I am using a LV as disk to install the VM.

[Boris Derzhavets (bderzhavets)]

Local Apache Simulated Mirrors provide an option to install PV DomUs in graphical mode for RH (F8,CentOS 5.X) & Suse (OpenSuse 11.X) xen enabled enabled distros at Ubuntu Hardy Dom0. View for details :-
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/110642/index.html
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/110728/index.html
Technique mentioned above also works fine for the most recent Xen 3.3.1rc1 port
to CentOS 5.2.
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/112300/index.html

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for reporting this issue. Are you still able to reproduce this with a current version of Ubuntu, such as 10.10 (maverick)?

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