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Bug 638523 - virt-install sets keymap, breaks keyboards
Summary: virt-install sets keymap, breaks keyboards
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: python-virtinst
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Cole Robinson
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
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Depends On:
Blocks: 704471
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-09-29 09:07 UTC by Marko Myllynen
Modified: 2012-03-02 11:10 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
* virt-install would put keymap into the generated xml file causing qemu internal keymaps to be used resulting in the possiblity of broken keyboards. This update fixes the default keymap for qemu and ensures correct operation of the -k option. (BZ#638523)
Clone Of:
: 704471 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-05-19 13:42:57 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0636 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE python-virtinst bug fix and enhancement update 2011-05-18 17:55:48 UTC

Description Marko Myllynen 2010-09-29 09:07:17 UTC 
Description of problem:
When installation a new VM with virt-install /without/ the -k option virt-install still puts "keymap" in the generated XML file. This causes QEMU internal keymaps to be used and several keyboards are broken then (e.g., with Finnish keyboard one can't get <>| chars). Manually removing the keymap definition from the XML file fixes the issue.

virt-install should add keymap=.. only if -k option is used.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL 6.0 RC 1 / python-virtinst-0.500.3-7.el6
Comment 3 Cole Robinson 2010-11-04 18:35:33 UTC 
Fixed upstream now:

http://hg.fedorahosted.org/hg/python-virtinst/rev/2bde513dcd9e

Latest QEMU works best when no keymap is specified, since gtk-vnc supports a QEMU extension which makes manual keymap unnecessary. This also fixes -k none brokenness.
Comment 4 Cole Robinson 2011-01-14 22:11:03 UTC 
Fix built in python-virtinst-0.500.5-1.el6
Comment 6 koka xiong 2011-01-20 10:02:11 UTC 
Verified with libvirt-0.8.7-1.el6.x86_64 and python-virtinst-0.500.5-1.el6
1.Run /usr/bin/virt-install --connect qemu:///system --name m2-test-3 --ram 768  --cdrom /root/Downloads/RHEL5.5-Server-20100322.0-i386-DVD.iso --os-type linux --disk path=/root/test1,size=8 --vnc --noreboot --debug
2.
Look at the output log
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:42:47 DEBUG    Generated install XML: 
....
 <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
...
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:42:47 DEBUG    Generated install XML: 
....
 <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/>
    <console type='pty'/>

No keymap is generated when not setting -k option.

Verification is passed.
Comment 7 zhe peng 2011-04-18 02:33:41 UTC 
verified this bug with:
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32-130.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Apr 5 19:58:31 EDT
2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

python-virtinst-0.500.5-3.el6.noarch
libvirt-0.8.7-17.el6.x86_64

passed.
Comment 9 Michael Hideo 2011-05-16 02:55:04 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
* virt-install would put keymap into the generated xml file causing qemu internal keymaps to be used resulting in the possiblity of broken keyboards. This update fixes the default keymap for qemu and ensures correct operation of the -k option. (BZ#638523)
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 13:42:57 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0636.html
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