Bug#941299: Unable to boot the Buster installer in qemu/libvirt when using the Virtio graphic card
Package: installation-reports
Version: 2.71
Severity: important
Hello,
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: network
Image version:
Date: 2019-09-28
Machine: QEmu VM
Partitions: N/A
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
When trying to install debian Buster in qemu using a virtio graphic
card, the installer fails to boot.
gnome-boxes is setting up the VM with virtio GC by default without a way
of changing that means that it's just not working for people using it.
--
libvirt config generated by gnome-boxes:
<domain type="kvm">
<name>debian10-uni</name>
<uuid>653ca77b-846f-485d-b7ee-cf39bca606cc</uuid>
<title>Debian 10</title>
<metadata>
<boxes:gnome-boxes xmlns:boxes="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes";>
<os-state>installation</os-state>
<os-id>http://debian.org/debian/10</os-id>
<media-id>http://debian.org/debian/10:1</media-id>
<media>/home/bigon/Téléchargements/debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso</media>
</boxes:gnome-boxes>
</metadata>
<memory unit="KiB">1048576</memory>
<currentMemory unit="KiB">1048576</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement="static">8</vcpu>
<os>
<type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-i440fx-4.1">hvm</type>
<kernel>/home/bigon/.cache/gnome-boxes/debian10-uni-kernel</kernel>
<initrd>/home/bigon/.cache/gnome-boxes/debian10-uni-initrd</initrd>
<cmdline> keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=be debconf/priority=critical</cmdline>
<boot dev="cdrom"/>
<boot dev="hd"/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
</features>
<cpu mode="custom" match="exact" check="partial">
<model fallback="allow">Broadwell-noTSX-IBRS</model>
<topology sockets="1" cores="4" threads="2"/>
</cpu>
<clock offset="utc">
<timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
<timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
<timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<pm>
<suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
<suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>
</pm>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="qcow2" cache="writeback"/>
<source file="/home/bigon/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/debian10-uni"/>
<target dev="vda" bus="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x06" function="0x0"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="cdrom">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/bigon/Téléchargements/debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso" startupPolicy="mandatory"/>
<target dev="hdc" bus="ide"/>
<readonly/>
<address type="drive" controller="0" bus="1" target="0" unit="0"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/bigon/.cache/gnome-boxes/debian10-uni-unattended.img"/>
<target dev="sda" bus="usb"/>
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="2"/>
</disk>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-ehci1">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x04" function="0x7"/>
</controller>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci1">
<master startport="0"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x04" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
</controller>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci2">
<master startport="2"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x04" function="0x1"/>
</controller>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci3">
<master startport="4"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x04" function="0x2"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="0" model="pci-root"/>
<controller type="ide" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x1"/>
</controller>
<controller type="virtio-serial" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x05" function="0x0"/>
</controller>
<controller type="ccid" index="0">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="3"/>
</controller>
<interface type="user">
<mac address="52:54:00:1d:a1:a8"/>
<model type="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x03" function="0x0"/>
</interface>
<smartcard mode="passthrough" type="spicevmc">
<address type="ccid" controller="0" slot="0"/>
</smartcard>
<serial type="pty">
<target type="isa-serial" port="0">
<model name="isa-serial"/>
</target>
</serial>
<console type="pty">
<target type="serial" port="0"/>
</console>
<channel type="spicevmc">
<target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
</channel>
<channel type="spiceport">
<source channel="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<target type="virtio" name="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="2"/>
</channel>
<input type="tablet" bus="usb">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="4"/>
</input>
<input type="mouse" bus="usb">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="5"/>
</input>
<input type="keyboard" bus="usb">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="6"/>
</input>
<input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
<input type="keyboard" bus="ps2"/>
<graphics type="spice">
<listen type="none"/>
<image compression="off"/>
</graphics>
<video>
<model type="virtio" heads="1" primary="yes"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x0"/>
</video>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1.1"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1.2"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1.3"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1.4"/>
</redirdev>
<hub type="usb">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1"/>
</hub>
<memballoon model="virtio">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x07" function="0x0"/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
</domain>
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