Cannot install Ubuntu when using virtio network device
Bug #205013 reported by
Martijn vdS
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kvm (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kvm
When trying to install Ubuntu in kvm (host & guest are both hardy), I got the following cryptic error message from kvm (on the host side), just after I'd configured the network in the installer in the guest, but before setting the host name:
kvm: Guest moved used index from 17 to 657
I've searched around a bit, but apparently this is because the network interface is being poked in some way virtio doesn't like (yet).
I think this should be fixed before hardy-final, because it makes installation of a kvm guest with virtio network enabled impossible, and the workaround is a bit ugly.
A workaround is using another model NIC (rtl8139, or the default) during install, then changing it to "virtio" for the first "real" boot.
Revision history for this message
| Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in kvm: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) wrote | #2 |
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| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
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Hi, thanks for the bug report!
Three questions for you...
1) Are you creating this virtual machine using the kvm command line, or through the graphical virt-manager utility?
2) How exactly are you telling the installer to use virtio?
3) Can you reproduce this problem in the latest Hardy and Intrepid images?
Thanks,
:-Dustin