Re: Encrypting boot partition Libvirt not showing the OS booting up

On 10/13/2020 8:50 AM, john doe wrote: > On 10/13/2020 3:30 AM, Laine Stump wrote: > > On 10/12/20 1:10 PM, john doe wrote: > > > On 10/12/2020 5:14 PM, Michal Privoznik wrote: > > > > On 10/12/20 4:27 PM, john doe wrote: > > > > > On 10/12/2020 4:09 PM, Peter Krempa wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 16:05:43 +0200, Michal Privoznik wrote: > > > > > > > On 10/12/20 2:14 PM, john doe wrote: > > > > > > > > > <snip/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I sent privately the requested xml file to 'Peter Krempa > > > > > > > > <pkrempa(a)redhat.com&gt;&#39;. > > > > > > > > Peter Krempa 's privately answered me back suggesting to add the > > > > > > > > following in the domain xml file: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Solving things privately doesn't help the community. > > > > > > > > > > > > Additionally it doesn't help solving the problem, since it's now > > > > > > opaque > > > > > > to others what the problem might be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <bios useserial='yes'/> under <os> > > > > > > > > > > > > I've suggested this as the outputs I've got privately hinted that the > > > > > > console (as in virsh console) didn't get to asking for the password, > > > > > > while the manually-started-qemu did. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thus the problem actually doesn't have to do with encryption or > > > > > > wahatver, but the console doesn't plainly work. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > such as ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >      <os> > > > > > > > >        <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.1'>hvm</type> > > > > > > > >        <boot dev='hd'/> > > > > > > > >        <bios useserial='yes'/> > > > > > > > >      </os> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Try adding: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >      <loader type='rom'>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader> > > > > > > > > Darn, this should have been sgabios: /usr/share/sgabios/sgabios.bin > > > > but if your seabios is new enough (v1.11.0 and newer) then this is not > > > > needed as seabios itself is capable of serial interface. And looking at > > > > earlier e-mails in the thread you have v1.12.0-1 you you're good and > > > > don't need to add <loader/> at all. > > > > > > > > But honestly, I don't know why you are not getting the console. > > > > Could it > > > > be that you are getting the console and the qemu is waiting for your > > > > input, i.e. what happens if you type in the password? > > > > > > > > > > Nothing happened at all if I try to type the password. > > > Yes, so am I , I'm totaly lost on why it does not work. > > > > > > How can I find the command libvirt is passing to qemu? > > > > The qemu command issued by libvirt can be found at the end of > > /etc/libvirt/qemu/${guestname}.log > > > > Thank you, I have now isolated the command generated by libvirt. > Starting this command from a script, a vnc server is started. > > Is libvirt internally using vnc connection? > It looks like the issue is that the libvirt command pass to qemu is using '-display none' where it should be '-nographic'.