Added a more detailed error message when adding a tap devices fails and the kernel is missing tun support. Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org> --- src/uml/uml_conf.c | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/uml/uml_conf.c b/src/uml/uml_conf.c index 025169f..4b1df84 100644 --- a/src/uml/uml_conf.c +++ b/src/uml/uml_conf.c @@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ umlConnectTapDevice(virDomainNetDefPtr net, umlReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, _("Failed to add tap interface to bridge. " "%s is not a bridge device"), bridge); + } else if (err == ENOENT) { + virReportSystemError(err, "%s", + _("Failed to add tap interface to bridge. Your kernel " + "is missing the 'tun' module or CONFIG_TUN or you need " + "to add the /dev/net/tun device node.")); } else if (template_ifname) { virReportSystemError(err, _("Failed to add tap interface to bridge '%s'"), -- 1.7.2