[fedora-virt] virt-manager/libvirtd beginner question: how to "convert" qemu-kvm image for use by virt-manager

[Cole Robinson]

Tom London wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Cole Robinson <crobinso at redhat.com> wrote:
>> Tom London wrote:
>>> I have a pre-existing qemu-kvm VM that I run with the following command:
>>>
>>> qemu-kvm -localtime -vga std -m 512 -usbdevice tablet -name "Windows
>>> XP" -hda ~/VirtualMachines/raw.img -k en-us
>>>
>>> I've been trying to "convert/adapt" this to be run with virt-manager,
>>> without success.  Is there a "recipe" I can follow?
>>>
>>> I ran the following 'virt-install' command on a "copy" of the image:
>>>
>>> [root at tlondon ~]# virt-install --name=WinXP --ram=512 --accelerate
>>> --os-type=windows --os-variant=winxp -v --import
>>> --file=/home/tbl/VirtualMachines/gold-raw.img --vnc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Starting install...
>>> Guest installation complete... restarting guest.
>>> [root at tlondon ~]#
>>>
>>> But the VM fails to complete booting: I see the BIOS screen, followed
>>> by the Windows "previous attempt to boot failed" screen, and an
>>> endless cycling between these 2 screens.
>>>
>>> virt-manager shows the VM running.  I clean up each time by "forcing
>>> shutdown" and deleting the VM from within virt-manager.
>>>
>>> I can boot the image (~/VirtualMachines/gold-raw.img) after this with
>>> 'qemu-kvm' without problem.
>>>
>>> I've tried swapping '--sdl' for '--vnc', adding 'noacpi', dropping
>>> '--accelerate', to no avail.
>>>
>>> Is what I'm trying to do feasible, or is the qemu-kvm image 'polluted'
>>> with unsupported drivers and or settings?
>>>
>>> Appreciate any help!
>>>
>>> tom
>> Hmm, can you run 'virsh edit yourvmname' (will launch vi by default),
>> and in the <features> block, add:
>>
>>    <acpi/>
>>
>> If it isn't already present. Then try starting your VM.
>>
>> - Cole
>>
> 
> Yup: perfectly fixes this.  Thanks!!!
> 
> Did I miss an option to 'virt-install'?
> 
> tom

Nope, you did as much as you could. We need to fix virt-install to not
disable ACPI for windows if installing on KVM: the original setting was
leftover from early Xen days.

Thanks,
Cole