Bugzilla – Bug 556255
Creation of new VM with yast2 not possible. Message: No kernel was found. The installation may have failed
Last modified: 2010-02-10 23:02:23 UTC
User-Agent: Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 5.1; U; de) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.01 i went to yast2 - virtualization, create virtual maschines. after just entering an installtion source (virtual disk phy:/dev/sr0), letting the other infos on default i press ok - i see the vm is started and a thigthvmc display comes on, but disapears with an error in a new window: Error No kernel was found. The installation may have failed problem did not arise in openSUSE 11.0 (X86-64) but in 11.1 x86-64 (so i waited for 11.2) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install opensuse 11.2 on server with xen host-sw 2. start yast 3. create a new ve Actual Results: error No kernel was found. The installation may have failed Expected Results: process going on... /etc/xen/vm/opensuse11-2 at this point: name="opensuse11-2" uuid="351cbf92-82dd-d17a-b9e5-1b63b5a1f52d" memory=512 maxmem=512 vcpus=1 on_poweroff="destroy" on_reboot="destroy" on_crash="destroy" localtime=0 builder="linux" kernel="/tmp/kernel.RkmJvY" ramdisk="/tmp/install-initrd.8Up8OP" extra=" install=hd:/dev/xvdb " disk=[ 'file:/var/lib/xen/images/opensuse11-2/disk0,xvda,w', 'phy:/dev/sr0,xvdb:cdrom,r', ] vif=[ 'bridge=br0', ] vfb=['type=vnc,vncunused=1']
You will need to use a network install source to get around this problem. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 551664 ***
You can also use the following work around with an ISO file after launching 'Create Virtual Machine" and getting to the "Summary" screen. Step 1: From the "Summary" screen, Select "Operating System Installation". Step 2: From the "Operating System Installation" screen, select "Virtual Disk" and then "Add". Step 3: From the "Virtual Disk" Screen, select your ISO file. Step 4: Press "Ok" and "Apply" to return to the "Summary" screen. Step 5: From the "Summary" screen, select "Disks". Step 6: From the "Disks" screen highlight the ISO you just added as an installation source and Select "Remove". Step 7: From the "Disks" screen select "Harddisk". Step 8: From the "Virtual Disks" screen select your ISO file. Check the "Read-Only Access" box. Step 9: Press "Ok" and "Apply" to return to the "Summary" screen. Step 10: From the "Summary" screen Press "Ok" to start the installation (assuming other settings are correct). During the installation of the guest, you may see a warning on the "Installation Settings" screen under the "Booting" section that says "It was not possible to determine the exact order of disks for device map. The order of disks can be changed in "Boot Loader Installation Details". So far, we have not seen any adverse effects from this warning by simply ignoring it.
thanks for fast response! >You will need to use a network install source to get around this problem. i tested this (had to open the fw, as it does not use a proxy at this stage). worked properly. >ou can also use the following work around with an ISO file after launching >Create Virtual Machine" and getting to the "Summary" screen... i'll test and comment this within the next week.
hello tested the workaround form "charles arnold" above. works ok - saw the warning. so that's at least a way to bring a para-virtual-guest up. thanks. rob
Thanks. The workaround also saved my time. Is this possible to make the above workaround as 11.2 update?