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On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 09:11:03PM +0200, john.david.r.smith wrote:
> hi.
> i want to install windows 8 in an hvm (so i can update it).
> but somehow i can't start the vm with an iso. (see output below)
>
> [user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-start w8 --cdrom=data:/home/user/w8.iso
> --> Loading the VM (type = HVM)...
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 131, in <module>
> main()
> File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 115, in main
> xid = vm.start(verbose=options.verbose,
> preparing_dvm=options.preparing_dvm, start_guid=not options.noguid,
> notify_function=tray_notify_generic if options.tray else None)
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/01QubesHVm.py",
> line 326, in start
> return super(QubesHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/000QubesVm.py",
> line 1901, in start
> self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1059, in
> createWithFlags
> if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreateWithFlags() failed',
> dom=self)
> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new
> domain 'w8'
>
> what am i doing wrong?
> i tried different isos, but the error is the same.
> i get the same error, if i try to attach a nonexistent file. (but starting
> the vm without an iso works (the vm starts and then shuts down, since there
> is no bootable medium))
>
> any idea how i can fix this?
Are you sure the path is correct? If so, check
/var/log/libvirt/libxl/libxl-driver.log for more details.
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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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