On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 04:18:52PM +0000, etkaar wrote: > Moin Geert, :-)
> thanks for helping! > > > ??? > > (the triple question marks are for expressing my "Realy?", > > please elaborate what is going on. > > Yes, my request could be recieved as "vague", > > do know that is being transmitted as "open") > > Do you refer to the IPv4 addresses starting with two 255 groups? Yes > It was only an example, not the actual notation I used. And the example introduced confusion. > > And after configuring is actual traffic possible? > Yes. And once I go back to the installer, the link is down again and > I am impossible to use the network. > > > If so, provide some proof. > Here is a proof, I made a video: https://youtu.be/9NOQAf6LOdo I have seen the video. I have the succesfull ping. Also seen that installer menu is used. Thing I would have done, is switch to another terminal As far as I know does have QEMU support for sending ALT-F2 and ALT-F1. But there is no ALT-F2 on serial line connections. Anyway, there is some networking possible. (my conclusion follows) > > > # > > > # libvirt VM configuration > > > # > > > <interface type='direct'> > > > <mac address='52:54:00:5c:d3:e7'/> > > > <source dev='eth0' mode='vepa'/> > > > > I'm not sure if that is correct. > > Why do you think that? Mostly for keeping options on what to explore open. > I use it with all my VMs. Acknowledge on that. Do know that we should avoid comparing apples and oranges. Thing I slightly want to warn about, is that debian-installer not the very same thing as a full blown system. > > > # > > > # Preseed (which also does not work) > > > # > > > d-i netcfg/choose_interface select ens1 > > > d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean true > > > > > > d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 255.255.8.243 > > > d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.248 > > > d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 255.255.8.1 > > > d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 8.8.8.8 > > > d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true > > > > > > > The "preseed stuff" is for later. > > What do you mean by later? For getting focus on the network problem. d-i without any preseed stuff should be able to do DHCP > I would think that the network configuration also (and at least) > applies for the installer. > > Please find also attached the virt-install command I use at the bottom > (if I use a preseed or not, makes no difference). > > Kind Regards, > --etkaar > > # > # virt-install command > # > VM_NAME="vps2" > > virt-install \ > --virt-type kvm \ > --name $VM_NAME \ > --ram 2048 \ > --vcpus 2 \ > --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/$VM_NAME.qcow2,size=24 \ > --os-type linux \ > --os-variant debian10 \ > --graphics none \ > --console pty,target_type=serial \ > --location /var/lib/libvirt/images/.os/debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso \ > --network type=direct,source=eth0,source_mode=vepa,model=e1000 \ > --initrd-inject=/home/kvm/conf/preseed.cfg \ > --extra-args 'console=ttyS0,115200n8' I can't spot any holes it (due lack of indepth knowlegde) My conclusion: Some how doesn't detect d-i link on the NIC Advice: Further debugging My approach would be: * Temporary drop on the wish of a serial console * no preseed stuff yet * `virt-install` with having multiple VT [1] * install in VT-1, watch logs in other VT * have in another VT a shell for the `ip` commands You probably want the syslog of d-i outside the VM for more convinend analysis (pardon my english) Regards Geert Stappers [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_console -- Silence is hard to parse