Bug 1477896 - Trivial virtualisation of OS fails post install
Summary: Trivial virtualisation of OS fails post install
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization Tools
Classification: Community
Component: libvirt
Version: unspecified
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Libvirt Maintainers
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-08-03 07:33 UTC by Phil Coulson
Modified: 2024-12-17 12:40 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2024-12-17 12:40:16 UTC
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redstar_os_config.vbox (2.59 KB, application/xml)
2017-08-03 07:33 UTC, Phil Coulson
no flags Details

Description Phil Coulson 2017-08-03 07:33:00 UTC
Created attachment 1308605 [details]
redstar_os_config.vbox

Description of problem: After installing the infamous Redstar OS 3, after reboot the virtual loads and then crashes prior to login. It's hopefully and interesting issue to look into as the same process of installation was tested alongside a virtualbox install which did not result in any errors.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
virt-manager 1.4.0
qemu 2.8.1

How reproducible:
Create a virtual machine from within virt-manager and select generic as type. Please note it can only be x86 compatible CPU

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download a copy of redstar os (2 mirrors below)
  - http://www.openingupnorthkorea.com/Red%20Star%20OS%203.0%20Desktop/redstar_desktop3.0_sign.iso
  - https://archive.org/download/RedStarOS/Red%20Star%20OS%203.0%20Desktop/DESKTOP_redstar_desktop3.0_sign.iso
2. Install via virt-manager:
  1. Local Install Media
  2. Architecture: x86_64
  3. Select downloaded iso from "Use ISO image"
  4. OS type: Generic
  5. Version: Generic
  6. leave rest of options default and click Finish
  7. reboot machine once install of OS is complete (clear instructions here with images: https://kevinchen.co/blog/installing-north-korea-red-star-os/)
3. Observe the error message on boot.

Actual results:
The virtual machine is unusable post OS install.

Expected results:
The virtual machine is usable post OS install.

Additional info:
I have attached the vbox config which worked fine for comparison in case I've missed something.

Comment 1 Daniel Berrangé 2024-12-17 12:40:16 UTC
Thank you for reporting this issue to the libvirt project. Unfortunately we have been unable to resolve this issue due to insufficient maintainer capacity and it will now be closed. This is not a reflection on the possible validity of the issue, merely the lack of resources to investigate and address it, for which we apologise. If you none the less feel the issue is still important, you may choose to report it again at the new project issue tracker https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/issues The project also welcomes contribution from anyone who believes they can provide a solution.


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