Hi Pavel, I am running virt-install version 1.5.0 on CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core) server.
#virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none --location /linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd/initrd.gz --extra-args="console=ttyS0" ERROR Error validating install location: Validating install media '/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd/initrd.gz' failed: Could not start storage pool: cannot open directory '/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd': No such file or directory #virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none --location /linuxkvmaddgbdisk kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/gtk/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz --extra-args="console=ttyS0" usage: virt-install --name NAME --memory MB STORAGE INSTALL [options] virt-install: error: unrecognized arguments: kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/gtk/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz # Any help will be highly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you. Please let me know if you need any additional details. Thanks in Advance. Best Regards, Kaushal On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 5:44 PM Pavel Hrdina <phrd...@redhat.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 05:05:48PM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 1:10 PM Erik Skultety <eskul...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 10:13:57PM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 1:32 PM Pavel Hrdina <phrd...@redhat.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 06:57:11AM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to install kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso ( > > > > > > https://www.kali.org/downloads/) using KVM virt-install tool > > > > > > > > > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux > > > --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > > > > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 > --network=bridge:br0 > > > > > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > > > > > > --location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > > > > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Starting install... > > > > > > Retrieving file .treeinfo... > > > > > > > > > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > > > > > Retrieving file content... > > > > > > > > > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > > > > > Retrieving file info... > > > > > > > > > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > > > > > Retrieving file info... > > > > > > > > > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > > > > > Retrieving file info... > > > > > > > > > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > > > > > ERROR Could not find an installable distribution at > > > > > > '/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso': The > URL > > > could > > > > > > not be accessed, maybe you mistyped? > > > > > > > > > > > > The location must be the root directory of an install tree. > > > > > > See virt-install man page for various distro examples. > > > > > > Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. > > > > > > If it was, you can restart your domain by running: > > > > > > virsh --connect qemu:///system start kalilinux > > > > > > otherwise, please restart your installation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux > > > --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > > > > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 > --network=bridge:br0 > > > > > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > > > > > --cdrom=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > > > > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0" > > > > > > ERROR --extra-args only work if specified with --location. See > > > the man > > > > > > page for examples of using --location with CDROM media > > > > > > > > > > > > I did not find kali OS details to provide an option for* > > > --os-variant= > > > > > * When > > > > > > I ran osinfo-query os | grep kali it did not return anything. > > > > > > Any help will be highly appreciated and I look forward to hearing > > > from > > > > > you. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Using --location with ISO image requires specific file to be > available > > > > > in the ISO image where virt-install can look to figure out path to > > > linux > > > > > kernel and initrd otherwise it is not able to use --location and > > > > > --extra-args as well. > > > > > > > > > > If you look into virt-install man page in the section for > --location > > > you > > > > > can find this example: > > > > > > > > > > Additionally, --location can take 'kernel' and 'initrd' sub > > > options. > > > > > These paths relative to the specified location URL/ISO that > allow > > > > > selecting specific files for kernel/initrd within the install > tree. > > > > > This can be useful if virt-install/ libosinfo doesn't know > where to > > > > > find the kernel in the specified --location. > > > > > > > > > > For example, if you have an ISO that libosinfo doesn't know > about > > > > > called my-unknown.iso, with a kernel at 'kernel/fookernel' and > > > > > initrd at 'kernel/fooinitrd', you can make this work with: > > > > > > > > > > --location > > > > > my-unknown.iso,kernel=kernel/fookernel,initrd=kernel/fooinitrd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can use isoinfo to get the content of your ISO image: > > > > > > > > > > isoinfo -J -i /path/to/your.iso -f > > > > > > > > > > and use the --location with kernel and initrd parameters which will > > > make > > > > > it work and --extra-args will work as well. > > > > > > > > > > Pavel > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Pavel, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your email and much appreciated. I have pasted the output > here > > > > https://paste.centos.org/view/89952d91 > > > > > > Hi, > > > ^this URL you provided already expired, consider using longer time > periods > > > for pastebin services when posting to a mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux > --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 > > > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > > > --location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0 > > > > > > > > --location > my-unknown.iso,kernel=kernel/fookernel,initrd=kernel/fooinitrd > > > > > > > > --location > > > > kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=kernel/?,initrd=kernel/? > > > > > > > > I did not find kali OS details to provide an option for* > --os-variant= > > > * When > > > > I ran osinfo-query os | grep kali it did not return anything. What > should > > > > > > There's over 500 Linux distros out there with the vast majority being > just > > > derivatives of the major distributions, so it requires someone who > cares > > > about > > > a specific distro to contribute the required changes to libosinfo and > > > commit to > > > maintaining it to keep the information up to date. > > > > > > > be the value for --os-variant= as i want to install > > > > kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso ( > https://www.kali.org/downloads/) > > > > using KVM virt-install tool > > > > > > For any practical purposes, Debian 10 should do just fine in terms of > > > pulling > > > the recommended VM settings from osinfo-db as Kali is derived from > Debian. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Erik > > > > > > > > Hi Erik, > > > > Thanks Erik for the reply. I am running > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > --location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0" > > > > Starting install... > > Retrieving file .treeinfo... > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file content... > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > ERROR Could not find an installable distribution at > > '/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso': The URL could > > not be accessed, maybe you mistyped? > > > > The location must be the root directory of an install tree. > > See virt-install man page for various distro examples. > > Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. > > If it was, you can restart your domain by running: > > virsh --connect qemu:///system start kalilinux > > otherwise, please restart your installation. > > > > #virt-install --accelerate --hvm --connect qemu:///system --cdrom > > /linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso --name kalilinux > > --ram 4096 --disk path=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img,size=50 > > --os-variant debian9 --graphics none --os-type linux > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0" > > ERROR --extra-args only work if specified with --location. See the man > > page for examples of using --location with CDROM media > > > > I have pasted the output of the below command in > http://sprunge.us/IdsF8Y > > > > #isoinfo -J -i kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > > > I am not sure if I understand about --location > > > kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=kernel/*?*,initrd=kernel/*?* as > > per the pastebin http://sprunge.us/IdsF8Y > > So based on this output the correct usage of --location should be > > --location > kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=install.amd/vmlinuz,initrd=install.amd/initrd.gz > > Usually the names are vmlinuz for kernel and initrd for init ram disk. > > It looks like that in that ISO image there is another set of > kernel+initrd: > > install.amd/gtk/vmlinuz > install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz > > so I guess you need to try which one will work for you. > > For this specific reason virt-install need to have a file that will list > where to look for kernel and initrd as you can see the paths are > different for each distribution and sometimes even for different type of > ISO images for the same distribution so it would be insane to cover all > the possible cases. I would not be surprised if in some cases the file > names would be completely different. > > Pavel > > > Any help will be highly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from > you. > > Please let me know if you need any additional details. Thanks in Advance. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Kaushal >
