Bug#1106299: gnome-boxes: does not create network interface for Debian testing x86_64 (netinst) thus breaks netinst install
Alban Browaeys
prahal at yahoo.com
Thu May 22 18:57:35 BST 2025
Package: gnome-boxes
Version: 48.0-3
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
In "Download OS"
then "Debian testing x86_64 (netinst)"
then during the debian neinstall setup I first get an warning that the
install cannot load extra modules that I bypass, then a more critical
one that no network card was found.
Missing network for the netinstall install is not usable, thus this bug
report.
I tried both with UEFi and BIOS setup. here are the VM setups at the
point they coplained about missing network card.
I believe this is a missing entry in the template, but I do't know where
these templates are.
BIOS
<domain type="kvm">
<name>debiantestin-2</name>
<uuid>7f403b8b-c29a-4e29-8d06-0f66b8109ee8</uuid>
<title>Debian testing</title>
<metadata>
<boxes:gnome-boxes xmlns:boxes="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes">
<os-state>installation</os-state>
<media-id>http://debian.org/debian/testing:0</media-id>
<media>/home/prahal/Téléchargements/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso</media>
</boxes:gnome-boxes>
<libosinfo:libosinfo xmlns:libosinfo="http://libosinfo.org/xmlns/libvirt/domain/1.0">
<libosinfo:os id="http://debian.org/debian/testing"/>
</libosinfo:libosinfo>
</metadata>
<memory unit="KiB">1048576</memory>
<currentMemory unit="KiB">1048576</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement="static">4</vcpu>
<os>
<type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-q35-10.0">hvm</type>
<kernel>/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-2-kernel</kernel>
<initrd>/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-2-initrd</initrd>
<cmdline> keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=fr debconf/priority=critical</cmdline>
<boot dev="cdrom"/>
<boot dev="hd"/>
<bootmenu enable="yes"/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
</features>
<cpu mode="host-passthrough" check="none" migratable="on">
<topology sockets="1" dies="1" clusters="1" cores="2" threads="2"/>
</cpu>
<clock offset="localtime">
<timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
<timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
<timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<pm>
<suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
<suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>
</pm>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="qcow2" cache="writeback" discard="unmap"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/debiantestin-2"/>
<target dev="vda" bus="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x04" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="cdrom">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/Téléchargements/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso" startupPolicy="mandatory"/>
<target dev="hdc" bus="sata"/>
<readonly/>
<address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="2"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-2-unattended.img"/>
<target dev="sda" bus="usb" removable="on"/>
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1"/>
</disk>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="qemu-xhci" ports="15">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x02" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</controller>
<controller type="sata" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1f" function="0x2"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="0" model="pcie-root"/>
<controller type="pci" index="1" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="1" port="0x10"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="2" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="2" port="0x11"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x1"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="3" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="3" port="0x12"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x2"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="4" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="4" port="0x13"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x3"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="5" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="5" port="0x14"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x4"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="6" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="6" port="0x15"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x5"/>
</controller>
<controller type="virtio-serial" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x03" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</controller>
<controller type="ccid" index="0">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="2"/>
</controller>
<interface type="user">
<mac address="52:54:00:4e:41:cb"/>
<model type="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x01" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</interface>
<smartcard mode="passthrough" type="spicevmc">
<address type="ccid" controller="0" slot="0"/>
</smartcard>
<serial type="pty">
<target type="isa-serial" port="0">
<model name="isa-serial"/>
</target>
</serial>
<console type="pty">
<target type="serial" port="0"/>
</console>
<channel type="spicevmc">
<target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
</channel>
<channel type="spiceport">
<source channel="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<target type="virtio" name="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="2"/>
</channel>
<input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
<input type="keyboard" bus="ps2"/>
<graphics type="spice">
<listen type="none"/>
<image compression="off"/>
<gl enable="no"/>
</graphics>
<sound model="ich9">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1b" function="0x0"/>
</sound>
<audio id="1" type="spice"/>
<video>
<model type="virtio" heads="1" primary="yes">
<acceleration accel3d="no"/>
</model>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x0"/>
</video>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="3"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="4"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="5"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="6"/>
</redirdev>
<watchdog model="itco" action="reset"/>
<memballoon model="virtio">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x05" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
</domain>
UEFI
<domain type="kvm">
<name>debiantestin</name>
<uuid>028770ed-f341-49f9-8de8-fe0747e42ce3</uuid>
<title>Debian testing</title>
<metadata>
<boxes:gnome-boxes xmlns:boxes="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes">
<os-state>installation</os-state>
<media-id>http://debian.org/debian/testing:0</media-id>
<media>/home/prahal/Téléchargements/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso</media>
</boxes:gnome-boxes>
<libosinfo:libosinfo xmlns:libosinfo="http://libosinfo.org/xmlns/libvirt/domain/1.0">
<libosinfo:os id="http://debian.org/debian/testing"/>
</libosinfo:libosinfo>
</metadata>
<memory unit="KiB">1048576</memory>
<currentMemory unit="KiB">1048576</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement="static">4</vcpu>
<os firmware="efi">
<type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-q35-10.0">hvm</type>
<firmware>
<feature enabled="yes" name="enrolled-keys"/>
<feature enabled="yes" name="secure-boot"/>
</firmware>
<loader readonly="yes" secure="yes" type="pflash" format="raw">/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE_4M.ms.fd</loader>
<nvram template="/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS_4M.ms.fd" templateFormat="raw" format="raw">/home/prahal/.config/libvirt/qemu/nvram/debiantestin_VARS.fd</nvram>
<kernel>/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-kernel</kernel>
<initrd>/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-initrd</initrd>
<cmdline> keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=fr debconf/priority=critical</cmdline>
<boot dev="cdrom"/>
<boot dev="hd"/>
<bootmenu enable="yes"/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
<smm state="on"/>
</features>
<cpu mode="host-passthrough" check="none" migratable="on">
<topology sockets="1" dies="1" clusters="1" cores="2" threads="2"/>
</cpu>
<clock offset="localtime">
<timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
<timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
<timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
</clock>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<pm>
<suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
<suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>
</pm>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="qcow2" cache="writeback" discard="unmap"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/debiantestin"/>
<target dev="vda" bus="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x04" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="cdrom">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/Téléchargements/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso" startupPolicy="mandatory"/>
<target dev="hdc" bus="sata"/>
<readonly/>
<address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="2"/>
</disk>
<disk type="file" device="disk">
<driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
<source file="/home/prahal/.cache/gnome-boxes/debiantestin-unattended.img"/>
<target dev="sda" bus="usb" removable="on"/>
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="1"/>
</disk>
<controller type="usb" index="0" model="qemu-xhci" ports="15">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x02" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</controller>
<controller type="sata" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1f" function="0x2"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="0" model="pcie-root"/>
<controller type="pci" index="1" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="1" port="0x10"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="2" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="2" port="0x11"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x1"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="3" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="3" port="0x12"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x2"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="4" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="4" port="0x13"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x3"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="5" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="5" port="0x14"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x4"/>
</controller>
<controller type="pci" index="6" model="pcie-root-port">
<model name="pcie-root-port"/>
<target chassis="6" port="0x15"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x5"/>
</controller>
<controller type="virtio-serial" index="0">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x03" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</controller>
<controller type="ccid" index="0">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="2"/>
</controller>
<interface type="user">
<mac address="52:54:00:6e:a5:ef"/>
<model type="virtio"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x01" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</interface>
<smartcard mode="passthrough" type="spicevmc">
<address type="ccid" controller="0" slot="0"/>
</smartcard>
<serial type="pty">
<target type="isa-serial" port="0">
<model name="isa-serial"/>
</target>
</serial>
<console type="pty">
<target type="serial" port="0"/>
</console>
<channel type="spicevmc">
<target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
</channel>
<channel type="spiceport">
<source channel="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<target type="virtio" name="org.spice-space.webdav.0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="2"/>
</channel>
<input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
<input type="keyboard" bus="ps2"/>
<graphics type="spice">
<listen type="none"/>
<image compression="off"/>
<gl enable="no"/>
</graphics>
<sound model="ich9">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1b" function="0x0"/>
</sound>
<audio id="1" type="spice"/>
<video>
<model type="virtio" heads="1" primary="yes">
<acceleration accel3d="no"/>
</model>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x0"/>
</video>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="3"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="4"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="5"/>
</redirdev>
<redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
<address type="usb" bus="0" port="6"/>
</redirdev>
<watchdog model="itco" action="reset"/>
<memballoon model="virtio">
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x05" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
</domain>
*** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
* What led up to the situation?
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
* What was the outcome of this action?
* What outcome did you expect instead?
Cheers
Alban
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.0
APT prefers testing-debug
APT policy: (500, 'testing-debug'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'oldstable-debug'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (90, 'unstable-debug'), (90, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental-debug'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.12.25-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages gnome-boxes depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.40.0-5
ii genisoimage 9:1.1.11-4
ii libarchive13t64 3.7.4-3
ii libc6 2.41-7
ii libcairo2 1.18.4-1+b1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.12+dfsg-2
ii libglib2.0-0t64 2.84.1-2
ii libgtk-3-0t64 3.24.49-3
ii libgudev-1.0-0 238-6
ii libhandy-1-0 1.8.3-2
ii libosinfo-1.0-0 1.12.0-2
ii libosinfo-bin 1.12.0-2
ii libportal-gtk3-1 0.9.1-1
ii libportal1 0.9.1-1
ii libsoup-3.0-0 3.6.5-1
ii libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 0.42-3
ii libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 0.42-3
ii libusb-1.0-0 2:1.0.28-1
ii libvirt-daemon-system 11.3.0-1
ii libvirt-glib-1.0-0 5.0.0-2+b4
ii libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.48.1-3
ii libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-1
ii user-session-migration 0.4.3+nmu1
gnome-boxes recommends no packages.
Versions of packages gnome-boxes suggests:
ii gnome-connections 48.0-2
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