[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#841953: Bug#841953: libvirt0: virt-install generates "No bootable device" error when using --location option

[Guido Günther]

Control: reassign -1 qemu
Control: forcemerge -1 840853

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 09:24:57PM +0200, Bruno Ramos wrote:
> Package: libvirt0
> Version: 2.3.0-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> detected after the upgrade to version 2.3 on sid that the virt-install command
> generates "No bootable device" error when using --location option.
> 
> The exact same command is working ok in jessie completely up to date
> system as of 2016-10-24).
> 
> Command (ok in jessie, failing in sid):
> 
> virt-install -v --connect qemu:///system \
> --os-type linux --os-variant debianwheezy \
> --name foo --disk size=4 --ram 512 \
> --location http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64
> 
> Installation works ok if I download the installer iso for example with this
> command:
> 
> Command (ok in jessie, ok in sid):
> 
> virt-install -v --connect qemu:///system \
> --os-type linux --os-variant debianwheezy \
> --name foo --disk size=4 --ram 512 \
> --cdrom /tmp/debian-8.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso
> 

It works with qemu 2.6. Seems to be another manifestation of #840853.
Cheers,
 -- Guido