Bug 462021

Summary: vnc fails to connect to qemu-kvm started manually
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Kevin Constantine <kevin.constantine>
Component: qemuAssignee: David Woodhouse <dwmw2>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 9CC: berrange, clalance, dwmw2, gilboad, katzj, virt-maint
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Description Kevin Constantine 2008-09-11 23:18:55 UTC
Description of problem:
If I Run qemu-kvm from the commandline instead of from libvirt, libvirt does not see that the domain has started.  I also cannot connect to the domain via vnc.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Start the Domain: /usr/bin/qemu-kvm -S -M pc -m 1024 -std-vga -smp 2 -name kvmcd -monitor pty -boot c -drive file=/disk1/kvm/kvmcd.img,if=ide,index=0,boot=on -net nic,macaddr=00:16:3e:1c:12:ce,vlan=0 -net tap,fd=15,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet1 -serial none -parallel none -usb -vnc 0.0.0.0:1 &
2.  Try to connect to the domain via vnc.
3.  vncviewer hangs  saying "CConn:   connected to host <hostname> port 5901, but I do not see a viewer.
  
Actual results:
vncviewer hangs  saying "CConn:   connected to host <hostname> port 5901, but I do not see a viewer.

Expected results:
I should see a vncviewer window with my domain.

Additional info:
I've tested this with the latest fc8 rpms, and then with the latest fc9 rpms.

The following rpms are currently installed.
qemu-0.9.1-6.fc9
kvm-65-7.fc9
libvirt-python-0.4.4-2.fc8
libvirt-0.4.4-2.fc8

Comment 1 Daniel Berrangé 2008-09-12 09:41:39 UTC
libvirt does not manage virtual machines you start directly. If you want virtual machines to be seen & managed by libvirt, then you must start them with libvirt

Comment 2 Kevin Constantine 2008-09-12 18:00:09 UTC
The fact that libvirt doesn't see the domain doesn't really concern me.  The crux of my question/bug report is that qemu-kvm doesn't seem to connect the guest domain back to the host domain's vnc socket.  

I see that the host is listening on the proper vnc port, but connections from a client hang.  Is libvirt responsible for hooking the guest to the host? or is that done by kvm?

Thanks!

Comment 3 Gilboa Davara 2008-11-30 10:16:43 UTC
I believe this bug should filed against qemu itself (and not against kvm/qemu-kvm), hence I report it.

I'm seeing the same under F9, using both qemu and qemu-kvm. (both running on x86_64 hardware).

First connect to vnc socket works just.
However, once you disconnect from the VNC, subsequent reconnect attempt usually time out.

I'll attempt to get a strace once I hit this bug again.

- Gilboa

Comment 4 Gilboa Davara 2008-11-30 10:17:40 UTC
s/hence I report it/hence I reopened the bug/g

- Gilboa

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