Unable to complete install: 'internal error unable to start guest: char device redirected to /dev/pts/4

[Lacyc3]

Ubuntu 10.04 - Lucid
virt-manager 0.8.2-2ubuntu2

I tried to create a new virtual machine. At the last step, it can't create a vpc.

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Unable to complete install '<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal error unable to start guest: char device redirected to /dev/pts/4
qemu: could not open disk image /var/lib/libvirt/images/ipcop.img: No such file or directory

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1435, in do_install
    dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 660, in start_install
    return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/virtinst/Guest.py", line 758, in _do_install
    self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 1097, in createLinux
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self)
libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: char device redirected to /dev/pts/4
qemu: could not open disk image /var/lib/libvirt/images/ipcop.img: No such file or directory'
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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: c2e4a82d008774657bfd8cf42c962d44
CheckboxSystem: da9af3b901b5569a389df6337f3d812f
Date: Sat Feb 13 18:12:50 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/libvirtd
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: libvirt-bin 0.7.5-5ubuntu7
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=hu_HU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
SourcePackage: libvirt
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic i686

[Mathias Gug (mathiaz)]

The error is:

qemu: could not open disk image /var/lib/libvirt/images/ipcop.img: No such file or directory'

Could you outline the actual steps and options taken to create the vm in virt-manager?

What ipcop.img?

[Lacyc3 (lacyc3)]

@Mathias: ipcop is a router linux distribution, and the ipcop.img is the virtual disk.

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Hi,

Could you please give steps on how we can reproduce this issue?

[Lacyc3 (lacyc3)]

Hi,

yes of course. I documented with screenshots: http://gallery.lacyc3.eu/main.php?g2_itemId=737

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Please make sure your user is in the libvirtd group, and try it again while connecting to "localhost (QEMU)" instead of "localhost (QEMU Usermode)".

[Lacyc3 (lacyc3)]

There is no bug if i connect to "localhost (QEMU)", only at Qemu usermode.

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Well, that's your problem. The "localhost (QEMU Usermode)" attempts to run the VM with your user permissions, which do not have write access to the /var/lib/libvirt/images directory.

You need to either continue using "localhost (QEMU)", which would be my recommendation, or create your virtual machine in your home directory someplace.

I'm closing this bug. Feel free to reopen it if you feel this is still an issue.

[Lacyc3 (lacyc3)]

I'm sorry becouse i wasted your time. Thank you for your help, time and kindliness! :)