qemu bios does not bootup

qemu bios does not bootup

[Jan Zimmek]

hi kvm-list,

i am testing kvm for some days now but i cannot get it really working.

setup:
- host running gentoo 2.6.25-gentoo-r8
- core2duo T5600
- kvm-77
- guest gentoo2008 minimal iso

command:
kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M 
-curses

problem:
the qemu-bios does not boot up and does not respond to f12 or any other key.

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QEMU BIOS - build: 
09/30/08                                                                                                                                   

$Revision: 1.182 $ $Date: 2007/08/01 17:09:51 
$                                                                                                               

Options: apmbios pcibios eltorito 
rombios32                                                                                                                   


ata0 master: QEMU HARDDISK ATA-7 Hard-Disk (5120 
MBytes)                                                                                                      

ata1 master: QEMU DVD-ROM ATAPI-4 
CD-Rom/DVD-Rom                                                                                                              


Press F12 for boot 
menu.                                                                                                                                      


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further tests:
disabling kvm either through disabling access to "/dev/kvm" or using the 
"-no-kvm" boots up fine.
kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M 
-curses -no-kvm


any help would be really appreciated.


regards
jan

Re: qemu bios does not bootup

[Avi Kivity]

Jan Zimmek wrote:
> hi kvm-list,
>
> i am testing kvm for some days now but i cannot get it really working.
>
> setup:
> - host running gentoo 2.6.25-gentoo-r8
> - core2duo T5600
> - kvm-77
> - guest gentoo2008 minimal iso
>
> command:
> kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M 
> -curses
>
> problem:
> the qemu-bios does not boot up and does not respond to f12 or any 
> other key.
>
> ####
>
> QEMU BIOS - build: 
> 09/30/08                                                                                                                                   
>
> $Revision: 1.182 $ $Date: 2007/08/01 17:09:51 
> $                                                                                                               
>
> Options: apmbios pcibios eltorito 
> rombios32                                                                                                                   
>
>
> ata0 master: QEMU HARDDISK ATA-7 Hard-Disk (5120 
> MBytes)                                                                                                      
>
> ata1 master: QEMU DVD-ROM ATAPI-4 
> CD-Rom/DVD-Rom                                                                                                              
>
>
> Press F12 for boot 
> menu.                                                                                                                                      
>

Please report what 'info registers' and 'x/80b $eip' monitor commands 
output.  Use '-monitor stdio' so you can copy/paste the monitor results.

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