#qemu-img info /var/lib/libvirt/images/g2 image: /var/lib/libvirt/images/g2 file format: qcow2 virtual size: 8.0G (8589934592 bytes) disk size: 136K cluster_size: 65536 [root@localhost libvirt-0.9.11]# ifconfig | grep br0 br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:4B:B9:E2:50 virbr0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr C6:F4:2E:7A:4C:25 I tried prompt option but it does'nt work # /usr/sbin/virt-install --accelerate --hvm --connect qemu:///system --name g3 --vcpu=1 --ram 1024 --os-type=linux --os-variant=rhel6 --network bridge:br0 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/g2 --disk=/opt/SL-62-x86_64-2012-02-06-Install-DVD.iso,device=cdrom,perms=ro --location=/mnt/ --nographics --serial pty --extra-args=console=ttyS0,115200n8 --keymap=en --force --prompt Starting install... Retrieving file .treeinfo... | 768 B 00:00 ... Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 7.5 MB 00:00 ... Retrieving file initrd.img... | 59 MB 00:00 ... ERROR internal error Process exited while reading console log output: Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///system start g3 otherwise, please restart your installation. On 06/12/2012 05:55 PM, Pankaj Rawat wrote: Ok I am attaching the file. Please check your guest image size by qemu-img info or ll -h, for example: qemu-img info /var/lib/libvirt/images/g2, and run 'ifconfig | grep br0' then paste output in here, thanks. In addition, you may also use interactive virt-install to install a guest with --prompt option then step by step. Regards Pankaj Rawat -----Original Message----- From: Alex Jia [mailto:a...@redhat.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 11:38 AM To: Pankaj Rawat Cc: libvir-list(a)redhat.com Subject: Re: [libvirt] Error while installing a guest Hi Pankaj, Could you attach your virt-install.log as an attachment? it locals in ~/.virtinst/virt-install.log. Or Is it okay if you also upgrade your python-virtinst? Thanks, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pankaj Rawat" <pankaj.ra...(a)nechclst.in&gt; To: libvir-list(a)redhat.com Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:56:05 PM Subject: [libvirt] Error while installing a guest Hi all , I have SL6.2 x86_64 Installed on my system I updated libvirt version from 0.9.4 to 0.9.11, I had removed previous libvirt via yum I done this by compiling the source. I started libvirt daemon created by compiling source : # ./root/libvirt_0.9.11/build/daomen/libvirtd Now I tried to create a guest:- [root@localhost libvirt-0.9.11]# /usr/sbin/virt-install --accelerate --hvm --connect qemu:///system --name g3 --vcpu=1 --ram 1024 --os-type=linux --os-variant=rhel6 --network bridge:br0 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/g2 --disk=/opt/SL-62-x86_64-2012-02-06-Install-DVD.iso,device=cdrom,perms=ro --location=/mnt/ --nographics --serial pty --extra-args=console=ttyS0,115200n8 --keymap=en --force The command line above normally works fine (I have created many vm by using same above command) But here Following error comes Starting install... Retrieving file .treeinfo... | 768 B 00:00 ... Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 7.5 MB 00:00 ... Retrieving file initrd.img... 100% [=====================================================] 11 MB/s | 29 MB --:-- ETA Retrieving file initrd.img... | 59 MB 00:09 ... ERROR internal error Process exited while reading console log output: Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///system start g3 otherwise, please restart your installation. at libvirtd console following output comes: 2012-06-12 13:58:55.239+0000: 17800: error : qemuProcessReadLogOutput:1298 : internal error Process exited while reading console log output: 2012-06-12 14:04:12.120+0000: 17802: warning : qemuDomainObjTaint:1227 : Domain id=3 name='g3' uuid=fec6cb5a-d4ea-d2c9-505c-611227fb4f4c is tainted: high-privileges 2012-06-12 13:58:55.239+0000: 17800: error : qemuProcessReadLogOutput:1298 : internal error Process exited while reading console lo I dont know how to resolve this . 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