Bug#497238: issues with detecting kvm hard disk
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: from virtual cdrom
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
This build finished at Sat Aug 30 21:35:59 UTC 2008.
Date: 31. August 2008
Machine: kvm, running on an amd64 lenny based system (base system:
2.6.26-1-amd64, kvm is 71+dfsg-1)
Processor: qemu virtual CPU (host: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core)
Memory: 256m
Command line:
kvm -boot d -drive file=/dev/data/Test2,if=virtio -cdrom debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso-Aug-30-21-35-59-UTC-2008 -m 256
Partitions: raw disk at the beginning, at the end:
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440FX - 82441FX PMC [Natoma] [8086:1237] (rev 02)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7000]
00:01.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7010]
Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
Kernel modules: piix
00:01.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-piix4
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8]
Kernel modules: cirrusfb
00:03.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 20)
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
Kernel modules: 8139too, 8139cp
00:04.0 Mass storage controller [0180]: Qumranet, Inc. Device [1af4:1001]
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
With virtio, the hard disk wasn't detected. After udpkg -i .../virtio-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64-di*,
the rest went fine (including automatic detection).
With scsi or ide, everything went fine.
Another problem (with scsi and virtio) was that kvm didn't like to boot from
that kind of media, but that's kvm bug #497214.
(And a final bit, it would be great if there would be an installation medium
that would work with the curses-only interface of kvm, i.e. uses only linux
text mode.)
Cheers,
Andi
--
http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/
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