Public bug reported: Using virt-installer with libvirt/libxl in 14.04 I saw this:
http://pastebin.com/6pbS6Db7 # virt-install --connect=xen:/// --name u14.04 --ram 1024 --disk U1L1.img,size=2 --location http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/ Starting install... Retrieving file MANIFEST... | 2.1 kB 00:00 ... Retrieving file MANIFEST... | 2.1 kB 00:00 ... Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 10 MB 00:00 ... Retrieving file initrd.gz... | 36 MB 02:34 ... Creating storage file U1L1.img | 2.0 GB 00:00 Creating domain... | 0 B 00:03 Connected to domain u14.04 Escape character is ^] error: internal error: cannot find character device <null> It turns out this was fixed in libvirt 1.2.4; c/s 657cb1e44d90bab451256616f9d98fb4439a080c (You can browse the commit here: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=657cb1e44d90bab451256616f9d98fb4439a080c ) Would it be possible to backport that change into 14.04, so virt-install can be used to install PV guests? ** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libvirt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1334738 Title: libvirt + libxl (Xen) PV console broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1334738/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
