From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: kvm core dumps at random Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:24:05 +0300 Message-ID: <4614EA65.5020603@qumranet.com> References: <4614E473.60708@bredband.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Andrew Henry Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4614E473.60708-cgr7CL/LOSDk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Andrew Henry wrote: > I am getting core dumps when running kvm at various times. I am trying > to install WindowsXP as a guest and kvm core dumps at various times > during install, so I have not been able to finish the install. > > HP Pavilion dv9297ea Intel Core2Duo 7200, 2GB RAM > i386? x86_64? > VT is enabled in the BIOS and kvm-intel module is loaded successfully > Ubuntu Feisty Fawn beta 2.6.20-13 > kvm 0.9.0 > kvm versions are just integers, e.g. kvm-17, kvm-18. please specify (or are you using the kvm binary provided by feisty?. > Installing winxp pro as guest (no slipstreamed SP, just vanilla version) > > I am a member of kvm group but I still have to chmod 777 /dev/kvm to not > get error about kvm not initialized. > You need to chgrp /dev/kvm (or add a udev rule to do that for you). > Starting newly created qemu image with: > > kvm -m 512 -cdrom /dev/cdrom /var/qemu-images/winXP.img > > -no-acpi has no affect on core dumping. > > I got almost all way through installation this morning, and it core > dumped near the end: QEMU window disappears and I get lots of text in > terminal which ends with (Core dump). As it got so far, I can now start > WinXP, but it is very slow, as if VT is not being used at all, but I get > no errors when starting kvm. Please post the text. Also attach to the core file with gdb and post a backtrace. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV