the sco unix guest can't boot with hd

[feiy]

Binary package hint: kvm

i had maked a sco unix 5.05 guest system with kvm,but the guest system can't boot with hd boot set:
--------------libvirt xml config---
<boot dev='hd'/>
--------------libvirt xml config---
but if u set
--------------libvirt xml config---
<boot dev='cdrom'/>
--------------libvirt xml config---
and mount a iso with the cdrom device:
--------------libvirt xml config---
<disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <source file="some.iso"/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
--------------libvirt xml config---
and when the vm start,press F12 to choose the HD,the sco unix system can boot ok!

but,if u do not mout a iso img in the cdrom device:
--------------libvirt xml config---
<disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
--------------libvirt xml config---
it can't boot by F12 choose.

and:
--------------libvirt xml config---
<boot dev='cdrom'/>
<boot dev='hd'/>
--------------libvirt xml config---
can't boot too!

the host system info:

uname -a:
feiy@feiy-toy:~$ uname -a
Linux feiy-toy 2.6.28-8-generic #25-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 24 01:50:03 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
feiy@feiy-toy:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)"
kvm version:
Version: 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu3
libvirt version:
0.6.0-1ubuntu2
the vm config
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>scoUnix</name>
  <uuid>73832cf2-1636-46e1-0c49-e0b2277de94e</uuid>
  <memory>524288</memory>
  <currentMemory>524288</currentMemory>
  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset='localtime'/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/scoUnix.img'/>
      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='network'>
      <mac address='54:52:00:0b:6c:4f'/>
      <source network='default'/>
      <model type='pcnet'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <source path='/dev/pts/3'/>
      <target port='0'/>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/3'>
      <source path='/dev/pts/3'/>
      <target port='0'/>
    </console>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1' keymap='en-us'/>
  </devices>
</domain>

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Hello, thanks for the report.

When you encounter this problem, can you please tell me what your kvm command line is? Please paste the output of:
 ps -ef | grep kvm

As it is described here, this looks like a libvirt problem. I'm going to mark this as affecting libvirt, in case one of those developers have any ideas.

:-Dustin

[feiy (eshangrao)]

the ps -ef|grep kvm output:

/usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc -m 512 -smp 1 -name aibs -uuid
64d74dff-4835-da4a-cc6d-0350614bc2f6 -monitor pty -pidfile
/var/run/libvirt/qemu//aibs.pid -localtime -boot d -drive
file=/srv/aibs.img,if=ide,index=0 -drive
file=/home/feiy/os/unix.iso,if=ide,media=cdrom,index=2 -net
nic,macaddr=54:52:00:73:81:a4,vlan=0,model=pcnet -net
tap,fd=22,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet5 -serial pty -parallel none -usb -vnc
10.83.224.10:2 -k en-us

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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Dustin Kirkland
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Hello, thanks for the report.
>
> When you encounter this problem, can you please tell me what your kvm
> command line is? Please paste the output of:
> ps -ef | grep kvm
>
> As it is described here, this looks like a libvirt problem. I'm going
> to mark this as affecting libvirt, in case one of those developers have
> any ideas.
>
> :-Dustin
>
> ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Also affects: libvirt (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> the sco unix guest can't boot with hd
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334274
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> of the bug.
>

[Soren Hansen (soren)]

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:10:04PM -0000, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> As it is described here, this looks like a libvirt problem.

How do you figure that?

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Soren Hansen <email address hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:10:04PM -0000, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
>> As it is described here, this looks like a libvirt problem.
>
> How do you figure that?

Because the initial description consisted entirely of libvirt xml, and
no specific invocation of kvm itself.

The reporter has provided this, so I can now try to debug from the kvm angle.

:-Dustin

[Soren Hansen (soren)]

On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 02:27:03PM -0000, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Soren Hansen <email address hidden> wrote:
> > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:10:04PM -0000, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> >> As it is described here, this looks like a libvirt problem.
> > How do you figure that?
> Because the initial description consisted entirely of libvirt xml, and
> no specific invocation of kvm itself.

I don't see how that's relevant. I don't see *anything* in this bug
report that suggests it's a libvirt problem. Lack of information about
the specific kvm command line doesn't mean that it's not a kvm problem.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Thanks for the bug report.

Regards
chuck

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Hi, can you reproduce this in Lucid?

Also, can you try running your kvm command line with either -boot c or -boot d, depending on if you want to boot from the hard drive or the CDROM?

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