[Bug 456602] [NEW] libvirtError: operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Fabien Tassin
fta at ubuntu.com
Tue Oct 20 20:25:31 BST 2009
Public bug reported:
host: karmic 32bit
guest: xp sp3 (32bit)
$ uname -a
Linux ix 2.6.31-12-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 7 18:42:46 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --name=XP --ram=1536 --disk path=/VMs/xp.img,size=12,sparse=false --cdrom=/VMs/xp-sp3.iso --vnc --os-type=windows --os-variant=winxp --hvm --accelerate
Starting install...
Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 12 GB 06:16
Creating domain... 0 B 00:02
Domain installation still in progress. Waiting for domain to complete installation.
operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Domain installation may not have been
successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
by running 'virsh start XP'; otherwise, please
restart your installation.
ERROR operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 780, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 678, in main
start_time, guest.start_install)
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 753, in do_install
if domain_is_shutdown(dom):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 717, in domain_is_shutdown
info = dom.info()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 530, in info
if ret is None: raise libvirtError ('virDomainGetInfo() failed', dom=self)
libvirtError: operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
fta at ix:/VMs $
If i proceed anyway and start that VM, i see the bios, then a black screen with a still cursor.
No error message on the scree, nothing relevant in dmesg.
I'm not sure it is the result of the problem above or a second issue.
On the same H/W and using the same iso file, i was able to install VMs
several times in the past, last time was several months ago using
jaunty.
$ dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii (libvirt|virt|kvm|qemu)'
ii kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16 Full virtualization on i386 and amd64 hardwa
ii libvirt-bin 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 the programs for the libvirt library
ii libvirt0 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 library for interfacing with different virtu
ii qemu 0.10.6-1ubuntu1 fast processor emulator
ii virt-manager 0.7.0-3ubuntu1 desktop application for managing virtual mac
ii virt-viewer 0.0.3-6ubuntu7.xul191.1 Displaying the graphical console of a virtua
this CPU is a Core 2 Duo E6400.
** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
host: karmic 32bit
- guess: xp sp3 (32bit)
+ guest: xp sp3 (32bit)
$ uname -a
Linux ix 2.6.31-12-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 7 18:42:46 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --name=XP --ram=1536 --disk path=/VMs/xp.img,size=12,sparse=false --cdrom=/VMs/xp-sp3.iso --vnc --os-type=windows --os-variant=winxp --hvm --accelerate
-
Starting install...
- Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 12 GB 06:16
- Creating domain... 0 B 00:02
+ Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 12 GB 06:16
+ Creating domain... 0 B 00:02
Domain installation still in progress. Waiting for domain to complete installation.
operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Domain installation may not have been
- successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
- by running 'virsh start XP'; otherwise, please
- restart your installation.
+ successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
+ by running 'virsh start XP'; otherwise, please
+ restart your installation.
ERROR operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Traceback (most recent call last):
- File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 780, in <module>
- main()
- File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 678, in main
- start_time, guest.start_install)
- File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 753, in do_install
- if domain_is_shutdown(dom):
- File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 717, in domain_is_shutdown
- info = dom.info()
- File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 530, in info
- if ret is None: raise libvirtError ('virDomainGetInfo() failed', dom=self)
+ File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 780, in <module>
+ main()
+ File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 678, in main
+ start_time, guest.start_install)
+ File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 753, in do_install
+ if domain_is_shutdown(dom):
+ File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 717, in domain_is_shutdown
+ info = dom.info()
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 530, in info
+ if ret is None: raise libvirtError ('virDomainGetInfo() failed', dom=self)
libvirtError: operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
- fta at ix:/VMs $
+ fta at ix:/VMs $
If i proceed anyway and start that VM, i see the bios, then a black screen with a still cursor.
No error message on the scree, nothing relevant in dmesg.
I'm not sure it is the result of the problem above or a second issue.
On the same H/W and using the same iso file, i was able to install VMs
several times in the past, last time was several months ago using
jaunty.
fta at ix:~ $ dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii (libvirt|virt|kvm|qemu)'
ii kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16 Full virtualization on i386 and amd64 hardwa
ii libvirt-bin 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 the programs for the libvirt library
ii libvirt0 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 library for interfacing with different virtu
ii qemu 0.10.6-1ubuntu1 fast processor emulator
ii virt-manager 0.7.0-3ubuntu1 desktop application for managing virtual mac
ii virt-viewer 0.0.3-6ubuntu7.xul191.1 Displaying the graphical console of a virtua
this CPU is a Core 2 Duo E6400.
** Description changed:
host: karmic 32bit
guest: xp sp3 (32bit)
$ uname -a
Linux ix 2.6.31-12-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 7 18:42:46 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --name=XP --ram=1536 --disk path=/VMs/xp.img,size=12,sparse=false --cdrom=/VMs/xp-sp3.iso --vnc --os-type=windows --os-variant=winxp --hvm --accelerate
Starting install...
Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 12 GB 06:16
Creating domain... 0 B 00:02
Domain installation still in progress. Waiting for domain to complete installation.
operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Domain installation may not have been
successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
by running 'virsh start XP'; otherwise, please
restart your installation.
ERROR operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 780, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 678, in main
start_time, guest.start_install)
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 753, in do_install
if domain_is_shutdown(dom):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 717, in domain_is_shutdown
info = dom.info()
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 530, in info
if ret is None: raise libvirtError ('virDomainGetInfo() failed', dom=self)
libvirtError: operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
fta at ix:/VMs $
If i proceed anyway and start that VM, i see the bios, then a black screen with a still cursor.
No error message on the scree, nothing relevant in dmesg.
I'm not sure it is the result of the problem above or a second issue.
On the same H/W and using the same iso file, i was able to install VMs
several times in the past, last time was several months ago using
jaunty.
- fta at ix:~ $ dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii (libvirt|virt|kvm|qemu)'
+ $ dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii (libvirt|virt|kvm|qemu)'
ii kvm 1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu16 Full virtualization on i386 and amd64 hardwa
ii libvirt-bin 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 the programs for the libvirt library
ii libvirt0 0.7.0-1ubuntu11 library for interfacing with different virtu
ii qemu 0.10.6-1ubuntu1 fast processor emulator
ii virt-manager 0.7.0-3ubuntu1 desktop application for managing virtual mac
ii virt-viewer 0.0.3-6ubuntu7.xul191.1 Displaying the graphical console of a virtua
this CPU is a Core 2 Duo E6400.
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libvirtError: operation failed: could not query memory balloon allocation
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