On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Peter Krempa <pkre...@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 12/17/12 09:07, Arslan Waqar wrote: > >> >> Hey Peter, >> >> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Peter Krempa <pkre...@redhat.com >> <mailto:pkre...@redhat.com>> wrote: >> >> On 12/17/12 07:40, Arslan Waqar wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> Hi Arslan, >> >> >> >> I am new to the group and hence there might be a chance I might be >> asking a simple question... >> >> The thing is I compiled and installed libvirt from git. Then in my >> terminal window I started virsh. It started. Then since I had >> Virtual >> Box installed on my machine I ran "connect vbox:///session". >> Once I did >> this I got two errors which said: >> error: Failed to connect to the hypervisor >> error: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver API >> >> >> What version of VirtualBox are you using? The support for Vbox 4.2 >> wasn't committed yet to the tree as it lacks feedback from the >> users. If you have VirtualBox 4.2 and are willing to test the >> patches for that it would be really helpful. >> >> >> >> >> I am unable to resolve this issue...Any input is welcome! >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Arslan Waqar. >> >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> -- >> libvir-list mailing list >> libvir-list@redhat.com <mailto:libvir-list@redhat.com**> >> >> https://www.redhat.com/__**mailman/listinfo/libvir-list<https://www.redhat.com/__mailman/listinfo/libvir-list> >> >> >> <https://www.redhat.com/**mailman/listinfo/libvir-list<https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list> >> > >> >> >> >> I do have Virtual Box 4.2 and I am willing to test ... So please do send >> me instructions on how to get going. If there are any specific use cases >> which need to be testet then do send them to me... (BTW, I have some >> important VMs on VirtualBox, should I be worried about them while >> testing?) >> > > As you are using the git version it's pretty simple: > > You need to fetch the branch containing the patches: > > git fetch git://git.pipo.sk/libvirt.git virtualbox-4.2 > > and then create a new branch from FETCH_HEAD: > > git checkout -b virtualbox-4.2 FETCH_HEAD > > and then you need to compile it again. Make sure that the summary after > configure ends lists the virtualbox driver. > > > > >> Also while installing I got the errors related to xhtml1-dtds ... I read >> quite a lot on it on >> http://www.redhat.com/**archives/libvir-list/2009-** >> November/msg00430.html<http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-November/msg00430.html> >> and turns out this problem is not present in Fedora, it occurs in Ubuntu >> almost every time, because ubuntu does not have xhtml1-dtds package. >> > > Hm, there's a possibility that the package is named differently in debian > based distros. > > > Now, because of this will I face any problem? if so then what exactly, >> and how to solve it...Also is there a workaround for it...? >> > > The inability to verify the DTDs shouldn't be fatal. Anyways, you don't > really need to do make install from the git tree. You can run libvirt > directly from the repo after it's built > > >> -- >> Regards, >> Arslan Waqar. >> >> > I tried to to fetch the Virtual Box 4.2 drivers code branch by running this command in terminal: git fetch git://git.pipo.sk/libvirt.git virtualbox-4.2 I got the following error: fatal: remote error: access denied or repository not exported: /libvirt.git Apparently I cant access it... do I need to do some account verification or something...? Also I have searched almost everywhere and still haven't found a workaround for the xhtml1-dtds package ... If some one is using Ubuntu for libvirt development then kindly advise me a Ubuntu/Debian equivalent package for xhtml1-dtds package .... -- Regards, Arslan Waqar.
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