libvirtError: unsupported configuration: unknown input device type 'virtio1.0-input' (fixed upstream)

[windowsguy]

1. Zesty 17.04, x86-64
2. Use virt-manager to attempt to install a VM from Debian ISO (for example debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, debian-stretch-DI-rc2-amd64-netinst.iso). I don't get this problem with Ubuntu ISOs.

```
Unable to complete install: 'unsupported configuration: unknown input device type 'virtio1.0-input''

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 90, in cb_wrapper
    callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 2277, in _do_async_install
    guest.start_install(meter=meter)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtinst/guest.py", line 501, in start_install
    noboot)
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtinst/guest.py", line 416, in _create_guest
    dom = self.conn.createLinux(start_xml or final_xml, 0)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 3491, in createLinux
    if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self)
libvirtError: unsupported configuration: unknown input device type 'virtio1.0-input'

```

This has been fixed upstream.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=846356

Edit: Did some more digging and just noticed there's an update pending here. I wonder if it includes fixes for this issue. It'd be good if it did.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virt-manager/+bug/1667114

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thanks for reporting.

I've attached a bug watch for the Debian issue. Since it mentions that the bug should be fixed in virt-manager 1:1.4.0-4 and bug 1667114 is trying to merge a newer version, it should include a fix. Once that has landed in artful, it sounds like this issue might be a candidate for SRU (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates) in order to get a fix for older releases too.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Juerg Haefliger (juergh)]

Debian stable is at upstream 1.4.0. Artful is still 1.3.2. Can we please move?

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Yeah that would seem reasonable to me as well.
I've seen Bryan working on 1.4.0 in this (bug 1668681) and don't know if he spotted any blockers for a merge. Subscribing him to share if this is "in-progress by him" or "abandoned for a reason" or "free to take for anybody".

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Whith the merge just being the bug referred in the description (sorry for reading this backward).
=> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virt-manager/+bug/1667114

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package virt-manager - 1:1.4.0-5ubuntu1

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virt-manager (1:1.4.0-5ubuntu1) artful; urgency=medium

  * Merge with Debian unstable (LP: #1667114 LP: #1683747). Remaining changes:
    - Depend on gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 for appindicator support.
    - Add lsb-release to Build-Depends so we can detect whether we're running
      on Ubuntu or Debian.
    - d/rules: Set the preferred distro so we appear first in the list.
    - d/rules: Set qemu user to libvirt-qemu so appropriate permissions get set.
    - d/p/virtinst/9006_fix_path_to_qemu-dm.patch: drop the full path from
      qemu-dm as already done for hvmloader and pygrub. The Xen tools will
      handle this and add the missing path.
    - d/p/mark-libvirt-lxc: Clearly mark the LXC connections as being
      libvirt-lxc, to avoid confusion due to differing features and
      configurations.
    - d/p/add_qemu_binaries.patch: add the actual binary name from the qemu
      packages so default hypervisor detection works properly on first run.
    - d/p/use_qxl_for_ubuntu.patch: use qxl by default for Ubuntu VMs, it
      seems to work better than vmvga now.
    - d/p/prefer-qemu.patch: Prefer QEMU as the default URI, even if it's
      not installed.
    - Fix virt-install so that it can install 16.04 and newer images.
      Error message is 'Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree
      Closes (LP 1634304)
  * Dropped changes:
    - d/rules: Remove data/gschemas.compiled generated by clean (in Debian).
    - d/p/0001-details-Fix-screenshot-on-F24-rawhide-bz-1297988.patch:
      Cherry-pick from upstream. Fix screenshot capture with newer
      gdk-pixbuf/pygobject. (LP 1571702) (now Upstream)
    - d/p/use_virtio_for_pseries_disks.patch: virtinst: Use virtio bus type for
      disks on pSeries machines. Closes LP 1597610. (now Upstream)
    - Change Recommends to libvirt-bin instead of libvirt-daemon-system
      which isn't available in Ubuntu (Debian and Ubuntu share names again).
    - With package names now matching delta would be wrong, calling kvm
      leads to the right suggestive apt install message. Remaining messages
      are considered good enough (or should be fixed upstream)
      - d/p/more_helpful_error_message.patch: explain to the user why
        connecting to qemu:///system failed and how to fix it.
      - d/p/use_ubuntu_package_names.patch: Suggest installing the packages
        that are actually available in Ubuntu.
    - d/p/virtinst/dont_disable_vmport.patch: Don't disable vmport even if
      we're using spice, as this prevents having a seamless mouse when
      using Ubuntu as a guest (Seamless mouse was reported ok without).
    - d/p/leave-mnemonics-alone-on-focus-change.patch: Leave
      gtk-enable-mnemonics setting alone under Unity when windows change
      focus (No Unity supporte anymore).
  * Added changes:
    - Refreshed patches to match new version:
      - d/p/mark-libvirt-lxc.patch
      - d/p/virtinst/use_qxl_for_ubuntu.patch
    - d/p/virt-manager-generates-invalid-guest-XML.patch: fix generation of
      invalid xml when a spapr-vio SCSI model controller is changed to a
      virtio-scsi model controller...