[virt-tools-list] virt-install with --location=http:// fails to fetch and install debian 64 domU

Fri Aug 6 12:28:38 UTC 2010

Hi,

virt-install -n backup -r 256 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debianlenny
--vcpus=2 -p
--location=http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/
--disk path=/dev/guest/stsbackup,cache=none --disk path=/dev/sdd,cache=none -b
xenbr1 -m RANDOM --vnc -k sv --prompt -d

Fails to install a debian 64 domU.

[root at virtual-int-2 ~]# virt-install -n backup -r 256 --os-type=linux
--os-variant=debianlenny --vcpus=2 -p
--location=http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/
--disk path=/dev/guest/stsbackup,cache=none --disk
path=/dev/sdd,cache=none -b xenbr1 -m RANDOM --vnc -k sv --prompt -d
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Requesting libvirt URI default
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Received libvirt URI 'xen:///'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Requesting virt method 'xen'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Received virt method 'xen'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Hypervisor name is 'xen'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    parse_disk: returning
('/dev/guest/stsbackup', None, None, 'disk', None, False, False, None,
True, 'none')
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage to '5.0'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage to '5.0'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage to '5.0'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    parse_disk: returning ('/dev/sdd',
None, None, 'disk', None, False, False, None, True, 'none')
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage
to '232.830643654'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage
to '232.830643654'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Setting size for existing storage
to '232.830643654'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    Detected storage as type 'block'
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:48 DEBUG    DistroInstaller location is a network source.

Starting install...
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:49 DEBUG    Attempting to detect distro:
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:49 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/.treeinfo
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Fedora
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Server
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:50 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/Client
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:51 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/RedHat
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:54 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/CentOS
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:55 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/SL
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:00 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/directory.yast
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:00 DEBUG    Fetching URI:
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG    Saved file to
/var/lib/xen/virtinst-MANIFEST.Gr1dJ3
Retrieving file MANIFEST...
   | 1.3 kB     00:00
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG    Detected a Debian distro
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG    HTTP hasFile: didn't find
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/xen/vmlinuz
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 ERROR    Couldn't find xen kernel for Debian tree.
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:01 DEBUG    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 751, in main
    start_time, guest.start_install)
  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 813, in do_install
    dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 539,
in start_install
    self._prepare_install(meter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 594,
in _prepare_install
    meter = meter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py",
line 245, in prepare
    self._prepare_kernel_and_initrd(guest, distro, meter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroInstaller.py",
line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
    type=self.os_type, distro=distro)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
156, in acquireKernel
    scratchdir, type, distro)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
142, in _acquireMedia
    return (store.acquireKernel(guest, fetcher, progresscb),
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
253, in acquireKernel
    raise RuntimeError(_("Couldn't find %(type)s kernel for "
RuntimeError: Couldn't find xen kernel for Debian tree.

I reported a bug which describe more details concerning this:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621890

http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/MANIFEST
seem to include path to xen kernel, while:
http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST
does not.

Are there any option to virt-install to set the directory which it
should use to retrieve kernel, or any other workaround for this
problem?

Thanks,

Carl Bachman