Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:20:42 +0100 From: Alessandro Baggi <alessandro.baggi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on kvm Message-ID: <4F072D6A.40204@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F072B7D.30901@my.gd> References: <4F06D041.4050702@gmail.com> <4F06E011.40305@my.gd> <4F0710C0.5030405@gmail.com> <4F07240C.4070803@my.gd> <4F072661.8060804@gmail.com> <4F072B7D.30901@my.gd>
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On 01/06/2012 06:12 PM, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > On 1/6/12 5:50 PM, Alessandro Baggi wrote: >> On 01/06/2012 05:40 PM, Damien Fleuriot wrote: >>> On 1/6/12 4:18 PM, Alessandro Baggi wrote: >>>> On 01/06/2012 12:50 PM, Damien Fleuriot wrote: >>>>> On 1/6/12 11:43 AM, Alessandro Baggi wrote: >>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>> i've a problem running freebsd as a guest on linux+kvm. The only >>>>>> problem >>>>>> is that sometimes, when I boot the system it dies and this happens >>>>>> also >>>>>> if I run the vm with and without -nographic option. Using the qemu >>>>>> GUI I >>>>>> can see the it stops on the boot loader menu after the countdown >>>>>> and the >>>>>> only mode to resume the system is reboot the vm. I've reduced the >>>>>> autoboot delay to 1 without no result. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Someone know something about this problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is exactly how to *not* ask a question. >>>>> Please take the time to read this very informative article: >>>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#beprecise >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For instance, you've omitted important information such as: >>>>> >>>>> - linux version >>>>> - qemu version >>>>> - freebsd version >>>>> - freebsd error message when "it dies", if any >>>>> - KVM configuration options (disk mode and such) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We've been running FreeBSD 7 then 8 as a guest in Debian linux/KVM for >>>>> over 3 years now for our pre-production environment and are very happy >>>>> with it. >>>>> >>>>> Please post some more details, that we might be able to actually help. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail >>>>> to"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>>> >>>> True, I'm sorry, too few informations. >>>> >>>> The host system is Slackware64 Linux 13.37 >>>> QEMU emulator version 0.14.0 (qemu-kvm-0.14.0), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 >>>> Fabrice Bellard >>>> FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> kvm option: /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -pidfile $PIDFILE -cpu host -smp >>>> $NCPU -m $MRAM -k $KB -enable-kvm -drive >>>> file=$IMAGE,media=disk,index=0,cache=writeback -net >>>> nic,model=$NICMODEL,macaddr=$MAC -net >>>> tap,ifname=$TAP,script=no,downscript=no -runas $USER -monitor >>>> unix:$SOCKET,server,nowait -nographic -daemonize >>>> >>>> There are not errors. When there is the countdown it seems to die.For >>>> example it stops to 9 seconds or 6 and stop (die) No boot line, only the >>>> boot loader menu blocked. To avoid this >>>> I want say that freebsd work very well under kvm, the problem is >>>> presented every 2/3 startup of this virtual machine. >>>> >>> What disk format do you use, with KVM ? >>> QCOW2, RAW, VirtIO ? >>> >>> We're running with QCOW2 here, emulating IDE drives and we don't have >>> any problem. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> I'm using QCOW2. >> For ide drives do you give -hda? >> >> Info: if I give Enter during the countdown, it starts, if i leave the >> countdown to finish, it crash. >> But running with -nographic there isn't sense to give "enter" >> >> Leaving delay boot to 10 sec, always block. Set delay boot to 1, it give >> me some "crash". >> There is a possibility to run directly the system instead print the >> menu? I must install lilo/grub? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > QEMU emulator version 0.15.0 (qemu-kvm-devel), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 > Fabrice Bellard > > > Find below the resulting command-line used to run a typical FreeBSD KVM > from our Proxmox interface: > > /usr/bin/kvm -monitor unix:/var/run/qemu-server/141.mon,server,nowait > -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/141.vnc,password -pidfile > /var/run/qemu-server/141.pid -daemonize -usbdevice tablet -name > yournamehere -smp sockets=2,cores=2 -nodefaults -boot menu=on -vga > cirrus -tdf -k fr -drive > file=/var/lib/vz/images/141/vm-141-disk-1.qcow2,if=ide,index=0 -m 512 > -netdev > type=tap,id=vlan18d0,ifname=tap141i18d0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/bridge-vlan > -device e1000,romfile=,mac=9E:6C:42:78:98:E2,netdev=vlan18d0 -netdev > type=tap,id=vlan730d0,ifname=tap141i730d0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/bridge-vlan > -device e1000,romfile=,mac=E6:BA:DA:56:C9:66,netdev=vlan730d0 -netdev > type=tap,id=vlan731d0,ifname=tap141i731d0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/bridge-vlan > -device e1000,romfile=,mac=8E:B5:8F:30:F2:C1,netdev=vlan731d0 -id 141 > -cpuunits 1000 > > Also find below the contents of the config file for the guest: > -> cat /etc/qemu-server/141.conf > name: [snip] > bootdisk: virtio0 > ostype: other > memory: 512 > onboot: 1 > sockets: 2 > ide0: local:141/vm-141-disk-1.qcow2 > vlan18: e1000=9E:6C:42:78:98:E2 > cores: 2 > vlan730: e1000=E6:BA:DA:56:C9:66 > vlan731: e1000=8E:B5:8F:30:F2:C1 > > Do not pay attention to "bootdisk: virtio0", we use "ide0" for other > FreeBSD KVMs just as well. > > > I'm beginning to think your VM might be crashing while/because it's > actually probing for other devices. > > What's the full list of devices you have attached to your VM ? > > > > Do we have any boot stages expert on the list ? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > This is all that I've included: /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -pidfile $PIDFILE -cpu host -smp $NCPU -m $MRAM -k $KB -enable-kvm -drive file=$IMAGE,media=disk,index=0,cache=writeback -net nic,model=$NICMODEL,macaddr=$MAC -net tap,ifname=$TAP,script=no,downscript=no -runas $USER -monitor unix:$SOCKET,server,nowait -nographic -daemonize I run the vm with this command.. I repeat, the problem is strange because it dies on the menu countdown before start, not during the real boot... Thanks in advance
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