virDomainCreateLinux fails because of unknown parameter -drive when pxe network booting

[Michael Monreal]

I was trying to build a VM using virt-manager. After the wizard dialog I get this error:

qemu: unknown parameter -drive in -drive (see screenshot for more).

I was planning to use KVM btw, I don't even have the "normal" qemu package installed.

[Michael Monreal (mimox)]

kvm's qemu seems to have this flag:

$ kvm | grep drive
-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][index=i]
                use 'file' as a drive image

also I tried to link /usr/bin/kvm to /usr/bin/qemu, no luck either.

[Michael Monreal (mimox)]

I just noticed that this only seems to be happening when PXE boot is selected. Installing from CD-ROM for example seems to work.

[James Lamb (admin-oranged)]

Hello,

I have this exact same issue when I attempt to build virtual machines with the --pxe option selected. I have included a copy of the xml file that I have been using for the purposes of investigation.

Regards,

James

---Error---

virsh # create /root/fanta.xml
libvir: QEMU error : QEMU quit during console startup
qemu: unknowm parameter '-drive' in '-drive'
error: Failed to create domain from /root/fanta.xml

[john (claude-struebin)]

Hello,

I confirm that this error only happens when --pxe option is selected.

On /var/log/libvirt/qemu/xxx.log the follwowing kvm command will be found :

/usr/bin/kvm -M pc -m 512 -smp 1 -monitor pty -no-acpi -drive -drive file=/home/xxx/xxx.qcow2,if=ide -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:15:cd:8f,vlan=0 -net tap,fd=16,script=,vlan=0 -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:1

As you see there were 2 -drive options. The first -drive option should be removed.

[Brent Nelson (brent-phys-deactivatedaccount)]

Just another "me too", although I get the issue with virt-install, rather than virt-manager, using the --pxe option.

[freakalad (freakalad)]

Confirmed for virt-manager @ KVM on Hardy 64

[James Andrewartha (trs80)]

I get this in hardy, both using the hardy KVM and the KVM (84) from http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-virt/ppa/ubuntu

[Torsten Spindler (tspindler)]

This problems has been fixed in Lucid. Selecting PXE boot in virt-manager runs a virtual machine that tries a PXE boot.

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Marking fix-released per Torsten's feedback.