[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#805189: Bug#805189: libvirt: error: unsupported configuration: IDE controllers are unsupported for this QEMU binary or machine type

[Guido Günther]

tags 805189 +pending
thanks

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 03:56:59PM +0100, Guido Günther wrote:
> Hi,
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:59:13PM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > On 2015-11-15 22:19, Guido Günther wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 07:56:52PM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > > > Package: libvirt-daemon
> > > > Version: 1.2.21-1
> > > > Severity: important
> > > > 
> > > > Following the upgrade from jessie to sid, I am unable to start a mips
> > > > (malta machine), powerpc (g3beige machine) or sparc (sun4u machine) VM.
> > > > I get the following error message:
> > > > 
> > > >   error: unsupported configuration: IDE controllers are unsupported for this QEMU binary or machine type
> > > > 
> > > > These machines do have an IDE controller that was supported in previous
> > > > libvirt versions. And for some of them it is necessary to use it as the
> > > > bootloader doesn't support scsi or virtio.
> > > 
> > > Please attach domain XML for the affected machines to the bug as well as
> > > libvirtd's output in debug mode when trying to start the VM.
> > 
> > Here is the debug output for the powerpc machine. Others are similar.
> > 
> > $ virsh -d 0 start powerpc
> > start: domain(optdata): powerpc
> > start: found option <domain>: powerpc
> > start: <domain> trying as domain NAME
> > error: Failed to start domain powerpc
> > error: unsupported configuration: IDE controllers are unsupported for this QEMU binary or machine type
> > 
> > You'll find the corresponding domain XML file attached.
> 
> Thanks. I think I've found the problem but in order to fix this properly
> I'd be great to have the xml for sun4u and malta as well. Could you
> attach them when you get around to it so I can check if the fix works
> for them too?

Nevermind I figured out some test configs (attached for future reference).
Cheers,
 -- Guido
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