Connection to "(example).iso" failed

[Jeb E.]

Boxes simply does not work. I've tried everything to get a virtual machine up and running using this program and it just simply won't do it. I get the same error message each time :/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gnome-boxes 3.8.4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 6 11:12:42 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-10 (26 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131017)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-boxes
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

TROUBLESHOOTING LOG:
Domain: boxes-unknown
UUID: 5500d356-2d71-4dc4-b33b-94cf03724cc4
Persistent: yes
Cpu time: 0
Memory: 512000 KiB
Max memory: 3790360 KiB
CPUs: 4
State: GVIR_DOMAIN_STATE_SHUTOFF

Domain config:
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<domain type="kvm">
  <name>boxes-unknown</name>
  <uuid>5500d356-2d71-4dc4-b33b-94cf03724cc4</uuid>
  <title>ubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso</title>
  <metadata>
    <boxes:gnome-boxes xmlns:boxes="http://live.gnome.org/Boxes/">
      <os-state>live</os-state>
    </boxes:gnome-boxes>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit="KiB">512000</memory>
  <currentMemory unit="KiB">512000</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement="static">4</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch="i686" machine="pc-i440fx-1.5">hvm</type>
    <boot dev="cdrom"/>
    <boot dev="hd"/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode="host-model">
    <model fallback="allow"/>
    <topology sockets="1" cores="4" threads="1"/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset="utc">
    <timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
    <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
  <pm>
    <suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
    <suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>
  </pm>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
    <disk type="file" device="disk">
      <driver name="qemu" type="qcow2" cache="none"/>
      <source file="/home/jeb/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/boxes-unknown"/>
      <target dev="hda" bus="ide"/>
      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="0"/>
    </disk>
    <disk type="file" device="cdrom">
      <driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
      <source file="/home/jeb/Desktop/ubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso" startupPolicy="mandatory"/>
      <target dev="hdc" bus="ide"/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="1" target="0" unit="0"/>
    </disk>
    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-ehci1">
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x05" function="0x7"/>
    </controller>
    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci1">
      <master startport="0"/>
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x05" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
    </controller>
    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci2">
      <master startport="2"/>
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x05" function="0x1"/>
    </controller>
    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci3">
      <master startport="4"/>
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x05" function="0x2"/>
    </controller>
    <controller type="pci" index="0" model="pci-root"/>
    <controller type="ide" index="0">
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x1"/>
    </controller>
    <controller type="virtio-serial" index="0">
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x06" function="0x0"/>
    </controller>
    <interface type="user">
      <mac address="52:54:00:20:36:e3"/>
      <model type="rtl8139"/>
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x03" function="0x0"/>
    </interface>
    <serial type="pty">
      <target port="0"/>
    </serial>
    <console type="pty">
      <target type="serial" port="0"/>
    </console>
    <channel type="spicevmc">
      <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
      <address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
    </channel>
    <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
    <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
    <graphics type="spice" autoport="yes">
      <image compression="off"/>
    </graphics>
    <sound model="ac97">
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x04" function="0x0"/>
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type="qxl" ram="65536" vram="65536" heads="1"/>
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x0"/>
    </video>
    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
    </redirdev>
    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
    </redirdev>
    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
    </redirdev>
    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
    </redirdev>
    <memballoon model="virtio">
      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x07" function="0x0"/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>
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QEMU log:
------------------------------------------------------------
2013-12-06 16:14:40.794+0000: shutting down
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[malco_2001 (jpm820)]

I was having the same problem. Further research showed the problem only occurs when "home folder encryption" is turned on.

[Kemel Zaidan aka Legendario (kemelzaidan)]

Still valid on ubuntu 14.10 with gnome-boxes version 3.12.3

[Kemel Zaidan aka Legendario (kemelzaidan)]

By the way, I have my home partition encrypted