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BryanK
BryanK

Reputation: 1

Ubuntu 18.04.4 qemu-commandline options fails

Trying to virt-install a Fedora-coreos VM I have a known working ignition file from a Fedora install so it is valid.

When I run the command:

virt-install --connect qemu:///system -n fedora-core --memory 2048 --os-variant=fedora28 --import --graphics=none --disk size=10,backing_store=/data2/virtlib-images/fedora-coreos-31.20200323.3.2-qemu.x86_64.qcow2 --qemu-commandline="-fw_cfg name=opt/com.coreos/config,file=corebk.ign"

the error is

Starting install...
Allocating 'fedora-core.qcow2'                                                       |  10 GB  00:00:00     
ERROR    internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor: 2020-04-17T00:02:22.907508Z qemu-system-x86_64: -fw_cfg name=opt/com.coreos/config,file=corebk.ign: can't load corebk.ign
Removing disk 'fedora-core.qcow2'                                                    |    0 B  00:00:00     
Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.

It appears the -fw_cfg " flags are not working. saw oldpost about qemu-kvm-ev being the missing package checked for pakage but not available in 18.04.4. Any Ideas?

Upvotes: -4

Views: 489

Answers (2)

JanPl
JanPl

Reputation: 804

The ignition file is not found. I quote from Fedora CoreOS - Getting Started

When using virt-install, you must specify absolute paths to the image and the Ignition file.

Late answer, I know, but for future reference.

Upvotes: 1

Peter Maydell
Peter Maydell

Reputation: 11513

The command line refers to a file "corebk.ign"; the error message says it can't load that file. Does the file exist? Did you typo the filename or forget to set it up? Do you have read permissions on it?

Upvotes: 1

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