Bug 1129803

Summary:	Graphical console blank with Ubuntu 14.04 guests
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Jared Wallace <wallace>
Component:	virt-manager	Assignee:	Cole Robinson <crobinso>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	20	CC:	ar1666, berrange, crobinso, virt-maint
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Last Closed:	2014-09-19 10:13:24 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Jared Wallace 2014-08-13 17:14:49 UTC

Description of problem:
When creating a new VM guest of 14.04 ubuntu server, the console fails to display after creation.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedroa 20, up to date, virt-manager version 1.0.1


How reproducible:
So far, every time. My colleague has the same issue, with the same environment.
 


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Select a new machine based on a 14.04 ubuntu server image.
2.When prompted for the OS type, select linux, version, select 13.10(or later) option.
3.Once built, attempt to open graphical console.

Actual results:
blank console screen


Expected results:
an actual working console to the new VM

Additional info:
Workaround: Select the OS version to be Ubuntu 12.04

Comment 1 Cole Robinson 2014-08-15 15:51:00 UTC

This is caused by use of qxl, see a similar report here:

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/virt/2014-August/004105.html

Ubuntu historically wants to use vmvga as the graphics device, we should carry that forward for future ubuntu versions.

Comment 2 Cole Robinson 2014-09-06 17:50:44 UTC

Fixed upstream:

commit 7d25dbe7a3d6a53211ada57e7312495fcf7a34cc
Author: Cole Robinson <crobinso>
Date:   Sat Sep 6 13:36:48 2014 -0400

    osdict: Always use vmvga for ubuntu

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2014-09-08 15:29:56 UTC

virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2014-09-09 22:06:10 UTC

Package virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2014-10332/virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2014-09-19 10:13:24 UTC

virt-manager-1.0.1-4.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.