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

[Aurelien Jarno]

On 2015-11-20 21:14, Guido Günther wrote:
> 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).

Thanks for working on that. I have looked at your config files, they
match what they have here. Basically, it looks like the new libvirt
doesn't like this entry anymore to define the default internal IDE
controller:

  <controller type='ide' index='0'/>

Is there a new way to specify it?

Cheers,
Aurelien

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