ubuntu-vm-builder fails to build kvm hardy

[Fabián Rodríguez]

Ouput:

magicfab@tiara:~$ sudo ubuntu-vm-builder kvm hardy --arch 'i386' --mem '1024' --rootsize '16536' --swapsize '512' --kernel-flavour 'generic' --hostname 'servera' --mirror 'http://hypnotoad/apt-cacher?/us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/' --components 'main,universe' --name 'student' --user 'student' --pass 'ubuntu'
[sudo] password for magicfab:
2009-04-06 01:42:16,991 INFO Creating disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderjDzpTE/disk0.img
2009-04-06 01:42:17,108 INFO Adding partition table to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderjDzpTE/disk0.img
2009-04-06 01:42:17,251 INFO Adding type 1 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderjDzpTE/disk0.img
2009-04-06 01:42:17,284 INFO Adding type 3 partition to disk image: /tmp/vmbuilderjDzpTE/disk0.img
2009-04-06 01:42:17,311 INFO Creating loop devices corresponding to the created partitions
2009-04-06 01:42:17,380 INFO Creating file systems
2009-04-06 01:42:17,449 INFO mke2fs 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
2009-04-06 01:42:28,774 INFO Mounting target filesystems
2009-04-06 01:42:28,791 INFO Installing guest operating system. This might take some time...
2009-04-06 01:44:42,632 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:44:42,633 INFO Moving old data out of the way
2009-04-06 01:44:42,634 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:44:42,876 INFO Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
2009-04-06 01:44:43,500 INFO Searching for default file ... Generating /boot/grub/default file and setting the default boot entry to 0
2009-04-06 01:44:43,503 INFO Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
2009-04-06 01:44:43,510 INFO Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ...
2009-04-06 01:44:43,510 INFO
2009-04-06 01:44:43,511 INFO Could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
2009-04-06 01:44:43,512 INFO Generating /boot/grub/menu.lst
2009-04-06 01:44:43,632 INFO Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
2009-04-06 01:44:43,807 INFO grep: /boot/config*: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:44:43,897 INFO Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
2009-04-06 01:44:43,897 INFO
2009-04-06 01:44:44,122 INFO Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
2009-04-06 01:44:44,227 INFO Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
2009-04-06 01:44:44,236 INFO Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
2009-04-06 01:44:44,404 INFO Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
2009-04-06 01:44:44,443 INFO grep: /boot/config*: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:44:44,548 INFO Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
2009-04-06 01:44:44,548 INFO
2009-04-06 01:44:44,602 INFO Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
2009-04-06 01:44:48,294 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:44:50,304 INFO Done.
2009-04-06 01:45:00,938 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:45:01,002 INFO Running depmod.
2009-04-06 01:45:01,624 INFO update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic
2009-04-06 01:45:11,787 INFO Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
2009-04-06 01:45:11,920 INFO Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
2009-04-06 01:45:12,883 INFO Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
2009-04-06 01:45:12,891 INFO Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
2009-04-06 01:45:13,193 INFO Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
2009-04-06 01:45:13,275 INFO Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic
2009-04-06 01:45:13,458 INFO Replacing config file /var/run/grub/menu.lst with new version
2009-04-06 01:45:13,523 INFO Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
2009-04-06 01:45:13,524 INFO
2009-04-06 01:45:24,779 INFO
2009-04-06 01:45:24,780 INFO Current default timezone: 'America/New_York'
2009-04-06 01:45:24,785 INFO Local time is now: Mon Apr 6 01:45:24 EDT 2009.
2009-04-06 01:45:24,786 INFO Universal Time is now: Mon Apr 6 05:45:24 UTC 2009.
2009-04-06 01:45:24,787 INFO
2009-04-06 01:45:28,616 INFO update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
2009-04-06 01:45:54,607 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,438 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,440 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,440 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,441 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,442 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,443 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,444 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,445 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,446 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,447 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,448 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,448 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,449 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,450 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,451 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,452 INFO find: /var/cache/fontconfig: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,453 INFO find: /var/cache/fonts: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,453 INFO find: /var/cache/anthy: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,454 INFO find: /var/lib/gconf: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,455 INFO find: /var/lib/defoma: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,456 INFO find: /var/log/installer: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,456 INFO find: /cdrom: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,457 INFO find: /media/cdrom: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,458 INFO find: /usr/share/fonts: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,458 INFO find: /var/lib/anthy: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,459 INFO find: /var/lib/defoma: No such file or directory
2009-04-06 01:46:09,460 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,461 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,462 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,463 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,464 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,465 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,466 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,467 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,467 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,468 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,469 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,475 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,476 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,477 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,478 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,479 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,479 INFO
2009-04-06 01:46:09,480 INFO Current default timezone: 'America/New_York'
2009-04-06 01:46:09,481 INFO Local time is now: Mon Apr 6 01:46:05 EDT 2009.
2009-04-06 01:46:09,482 INFO Universal Time is now: Mon Apr 6 05:46:05 UTC 2009.
2009-04-06 01:46:09,482 INFO Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.
2009-04-06 01:46:09,482 INFO
2009-04-06 01:46:09,483 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,484 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,507 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,508 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,509 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,510 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,510 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,511 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:09,512 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:10,307 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:10,939 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:11,290 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:11,362 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:16,386 INFO Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
2009-04-06 01:46:20,353 INFO update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
2009-04-06 01:46:34,298 INFO Copying to disk images
2009-04-06 01:46:56,025 INFO Installing bootloader
2009-04-06 01:47:00,748 INFO Unmounting target filesystem
2009-04-06 01:47:01,418 INFO device-mapper: remove ioctl failed: Device or resource busy
2009-04-06 01:47:01,420 INFO ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy
2009-04-06 01:47:01,421 INFO Cleaning up
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-vm-builder", line 29, in <module>
    VMBuilder.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/VMBuilder/__init__.py", line 66, in run
    frontend.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/cli/__init__.py", line 67, in run
    vm.create()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/VMBuilder/vm.py", line 469, in create
    raise e
VMBuilder.exception.VMBuilderException: Process (['kpartx', '-d', '/tmp/vmbuilderjDzpTE/disk0.img']) returned 1. stdout: , stderr: device-mapper: remove ioctl failed: Device or resource busy
ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy
magicfab@tiara:~$

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: ubuntu-vm-builder 0.10-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vm-builder
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Todd Deshane (deshantm)]

This looks like it might be a duplicate of bug #342359

Can you see if the changes in the following fix your problem too:
https://code.launchpad.net/~jdstrand/vmbuilder/vmbuilder-jdstrand