[libvirt] RE: [virt-tools-list] Questions about virt-manager running on Arch of Itanium 64

cc-ing libvirt-list On 11/19/2009 10:35 PM, Dustin Xiong wrote: > > >>> Hi everyone! >>> I am a newer to the virt-manager and maillist. I sent the mail just want >>> to ask some questions about virt-manager running on Arch of Itanium 64. >>> My itanium 64 cpu actualy support the VT. I compiled the kvm85 >>> successful. Then I can use the binary /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ia64 to >>> create a vm and running. But in my /proc/cpuinfo , there doesn't have >>> flags such as vmx or svm. So when I use the virt-manager to install a >>> vm, the virt-manager will tell me my cpu doesn't support fully >>> virtualization, then I can't install vm. In fact I can't get understand >>> how the virt-manager find my cpu support the fully virtualization or >>> not.In src, which file implements this. >>> >> >> Just because qemu-kvm works doesn't mean virt is working on your box, since it >> can fall back to full emulation mode. If you are trying to use kvm, is the kvm >> module actually loaded? lsmod | grep kvm > > My kvm mod actually loaded. > > [root@kvm bin]# lsmod | grep kvm > > kvm_intel 306104 4294967281 > > kvm 327544 1 kvm_intel > > > > [root@kvm bin]# modinfo kvm > > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.28.9hzp/extra/kvm.ko > > license: GPL > > author: Qumranet > > version: kvm-85 > > srcversion: C399DD2D9B40BAAC05CD509 > > depends: > > vermagic: 2.6.28.9hzp SMP mod_unload modversions ia64gcc-4.1 > >> If so, libvirt may need to be fixed. What's the output of 'virsh --connect >> qemu:///system capabilities' > > [root@kvm bin]# virsh --connect qemu:///system capabilities > <capabilities> > > <host> > <cpu> > <arch>ia64</arch> > </cpu> > <topology> > <cells num='1'> > <cell id='0'> > <cpus num='16'> > <cpu id='0'/> > <cpu id='1'/> > <cpu id='2'/> > <cpu id='3'/> > <cpu id='4'/> > <cpu id='5'/> > <cpu id='6'/> > <cpu id='7'/> > <cpu id='8'/> > <cpu id='9'/> > <cpu id='10'/> > <cpu id='11'/> > <cpu id='12'/> > <cpu id='13'/> > <cpu id='14'/> > <cpu id='15'/> > </cpus> > </cell> > </cells> > </topology> > </host> > > >>> My cpu is itanium 64, the OS is RHEL.The libvirt is 0.6.3, virt-manager >>> is 0.6.1. Ah, are you using the version of libvirt that comes with RHEL 5.4? That version has been patched to only look for the qemu-kvm binary in one spot: /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm IIRC. You could try to work with that, but since you are already building upstream KVM, virt-manager, and virtinst, might not be a bad idea to pull upstream libvirt as well.

>>> Once i tried to compile the virt-manager-0.8.0, but when i make check, >>> it returns: >>> >>> PYTHONPATH=./..:../graphWidgets/.libs python addhardware.py && touch >>> .tstamp.addhardware.py >>> Traceback (mos! t recent call last): >>> File "addhardware.py", line 32, in ? >>> from virtinst import VirtualCharDevice, VirtualDevice, >>> VirtualVideoDevice >>> >>> when i rpm -ivh virt-manager-0.6.1-8.el5.ia64.rpm, it could work. >>> >>> I don't know why this error occur. Can anyone be kind to tell me how? >>> thanks a lot. >>> >> >> You will also need to install the latest version of virtinst, found at: >> >> http://virt-manager.org/download.html > > I downloaded and compiled the latest version of virtinst: virtinst-0.500.0.tar.gz. > then compile the virt-manager-0.8.0, error changed as below: > > [root@kvm virt-manager-0.8.0]# make check > Making check in src > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dustin/virt-manager/virt-manager-0.8.0/src' > Making check in virtManager > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/dustin/virt-manager/virt-manager-0.8.0/src/virtManager' > make check-local > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/dustin/virt-manager/virt-manager-0.8.0/src/virtManager' > PYTHONPATH=./..:../graphWidgets/.libs python about.py && touch .tstamp.about.py > PYTHONPATH=./..:../graphWidgets/.libs python addhardware.py && touch .tstamp.addhardware.py > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "addhardware.py", line 35, in ? > from virtManager.asyncjob import vmmAsyncJob > File "/home/dustin/virt-manager/virt-manager-0.8.0/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 30, in ? > class vmmAsyncJob(gobject.GObject): > File "/home/dustin/virt-manager/virt-manager-0.8.0/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 40, in vmmAsyncJob > def __init__(self, config, callback, args=None, > NameError: name '_' is not defined > > Thanks for help.If you need any further infos please dont't hesitate to tell me. > Ah, didn't notice the make check in the first mail. 'make check' doesn't work in the virt-manager code base, never taken the time to fix it. You should just be able to 'make && make install', or 'make' and python src/virt-manager.py to run from the source dir. If running virt-manager then throws an error, report here and Ill try to help.