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kaisrquit04:36
AlbinoGeekAny idea why I might be getting https://db.tt/7lnOv5mu on an Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 amd64 installation under KVM virtualization with VirtIO attached devices?04:55
AlbinoGeekGiven https://db.tt/44ChesAI partitioning (standard.)04:55
cryptodanI have a quick quiestion, why was snort-mysql removed from the ubuntu packages in 14.04?04:57
AlbinoGeekFor clarifications sake, the installation was carried out over VNC on KVM, where the host machine is a RedHat 6 KVM hypervisor using kvm-intel.ko on an E5-2620 v2 with vt-x and vt-d enabled.  CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Debian 7.6, ArchLinux, FreeBSD, they all installed perfectly fine.  Only Ubuntu is having this issue.04:59
cryptodanAlbinoGeek: does your CPU support virtualization05:00
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: As I just specified, yes.  Both VT-d and VT-x are enabled on the host machine.  The VM wouldn't even boot to get into the installer if it didn't.05:01
cryptodandoes your VM Software support it?05:01
cryptodanI have installed Ubuntu on Virtualbox and VM Workstation05:01
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: "VM Software"?   The host machine is a RedHat 6 machine using KVM virtualization as a kernel module, and qemu-kvm as the software package.05:02
cryptodanand they work flawlessly05:02
AlbinoGeekIt does support any Linux variation (x86 and x86_64), as well as other architectures as supported by the host.05:02
AlbinoGeekAs well as many Unix, and Windows.05:02
AlbinoGeekUbuntu however, 14.04.1 amd64, is failing to install grub.05:02
cryptodancheck the hard drive format look at /dev/vda as the error message05:03
AlbinoGeekThe specific media used is http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/trusty/ubuntu-14.04.1-server-amd64.iso05:03
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: /dev/vda is a QEMU Virtual SCSI Device, of size 5.120 GB ; standard.05:03
AlbinoGeekDevice prefix: vd , Target: vda , Cache: none05:03
cryptodanCan you change it05:03
AlbinoGeekTo ?05:03
AlbinoGeekWhat, a 1990's IDE device?  Sure, if Ubuntu really requires it.05:04
AlbinoGeekAt the expense of 90% of the system performance.05:04
cryptodanfrom /dev/vda to /dev/sda or something like it05:04
cryptodanor use another hard drive format like VMHD or VDI05:04
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: The underlying disk format is currently RAW05:04
AlbinoGeekI have also tried a qcow2 format image, with the same issue.05:05
AlbinoGeekAll signs point to http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/trusty/ubuntu-14.04.1-server-amd64.iso being a broken release, from what I can find.05:05
cryptodanill try installing it in VMWare Workstation05:05
AlbinoGeekIt works on an IDE device, but that is hardly a solution (/dev/hda ) , as that loses about 90% throughput performance.05:07
cryptodantry changing it from /dev/vda to /dev/sda05:08
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: The Ubuntu installer doesn't even detect the disk when attached as a Paravirtualized SCSI bus.05:10
AlbinoGeek(it doesn't have the VirtIO drivers, gg canonical.)05:10
cryptodansounds like a limition of your virtualization environment and not Ubuntu05:11
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: Not sure, Debian 7.6.0 was able to install just fine following the propmpts, as was CentOS 6/7 and ArchLinux Dual05:12
AlbinoGeek12.04.(03) doesn't work either, 12.04.04 works though.05:13
cryptodanso you are unable to select the device in Ubuntu 14.04 so how are you supposed to customize the installation and perform custom disk partitions?05:13
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: Only if the device is mounted as a Paravirtualized SCSI device does it fail to select device.05:14
AlbinoGeekHowever, if I mount it using standard VirtIO, the device shows fine.05:14
AlbinoGeekWith the vda device, I'm here: https://db.tt/dCgtriQ405:15
AlbinoGeekIf I go to the GRUB step, it shows the same failure message above.05:16
cryptodango up to detect disks05:16
AlbinoGeekMoment, installer got in a loop of "this prerequisite step wasn't completed blah blah" , apparently the installer doesn't like you backtracking.05:17
AlbinoGeekDoing a fresh one again on a fresh VM\05:17
AlbinoGeekGo to this point just fine using /dev/vda : https://db.tt/EvG3Ed2j05:18
cryptodanwhat does detect disk show05:20
cryptodanI want to see that05:20
AlbinoGeekIt doesn't, goes to partitioning immediately.05:20
AlbinoGeekhttps://db.tt/voG9DWLp created this pretty standard partitions.05:20
cryptodancan you not select LVM?05:21
AlbinoGeekThe installer literally shows me (in this order) prompts:05:21
AlbinoGeekDistro is useless to me without LVM, as you can't online expand an ext4 partition without it, sadly.  And Ubuntu doesn't support installing / onto an XFS partition (?)05:22
cryptodanit would aid in troubleshooting05:22
AlbinoGeekTrue, I'll give a try for the sake of this.05:22
AlbinoGeekInstaller then asks me for package proxy (which I don't have one, so I just enter it.)  It's doing "Configuring Apt..." now.05:23
AlbinoGeekI select "No Automatic Updates", then only add the "OpenSSH Server" in package selection (leaving all else unchecked.)05:23
cryptodanalso what kernel versions are the others running05:24
Gregor3000Hello, one question - how feasible is it to run server off a USB stick? what folders would need to be moved to hard disk?05:25
AlbinoGeekI select "Yes" here: https://db.tt/TtUajQzz05:26
AlbinoGeekThen: https://db.tt/vZr6hGWY05:26
AlbinoGeekAs I said, it appears to be something wrong with the installation media ,but my checksums match those from the mirror I got it off of.05:29
cryptodanwhat kind of ddevice support is there for drives in QEMU?05:29
AlbinoGeekWhich was us.mirrors.kernel.org05:29
AlbinoGeekcryptodan: Every kernel since 2.6.x supports VirtIO, except Ubuntu's versions; where they seem to frequently remove support for no reason.05:30
AlbinoGeekWhere their upstream (Debian) retains support just fine.05:30
cryptodannot answering my question05:30
AlbinoGeekWhat is your question then?05:30
cryptodanthere are various versions of Virtual Hard Drive TYpes05:30
AlbinoGeek10.10 installs fine, 12.04.03 fails, 12.04.04 installs fine, 14.04.1 fails05:30
AlbinoGeekIt's really patchy support.05:31
cryptodanthen dont use ubuntu and stick with Debian, CentOS, and Arch for the different packages05:31
AlbinoGeekClients need Ubuntu for their software apparently.05:31
AlbinoGeekand can't use Debian 7.6.005:32
cryptodanthey should find out why05:32
AlbinoGeekIf I backtrack to "Detect Disks" again, it goes to https://db.tt/HZIT9ogY05:32
AlbinoGeekThen immediately goes back to the GRUB2 step, which immediately fails again05:33
AlbinoGeekThis is the error this time: https://db.tt/t3B35AO9 completely different error05:34
AlbinoGeekIf I hit continue: https://db.tt/cfiMEx5u05:35
cryptodanhttp://askubuntu.com/questions/455440/guest-on-kvm-wont-detect-disk-even-after-seleting-virtio-drivers try redoing the CD05:36
AlbinoGeekAnd then, unsurprisingly, the system fails to boot: https://db.tt/XztYzDsC05:36
AlbinoGeekReading the link...05:36
AlbinoGeekThat's pretty unrelated.  My host machine is CentOS 6.5 x86_64 using qemu-kvm and kvm-intel.ko latest versions for the 2.6.x CentOS backports kernel (stock stable.)05:37
AlbinoGeekThe guest machine is the Standard Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 amd64 iso obtained from the mirror URL : http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/trusty/ubuntu-14.04.1-server-amd64.iso which matches the checksums also contained in the same folder.05:38
AlbinoGeekThe VM itself is created using the following KVM stanard command line: http://pastie.org/private/y1e2cqtaykwz8nsxlgdg05:39
AlbinoGeekThat command line is created by `virsh create` on the following XML file: http://pastie.org/private/olt5f6i5rszatfsg3eojew05:41
AlbinoGeek. /var/lib/one/datastores/106/1194/disk.0 being a link to the ISO downloaded from the mirror, disk.1 being a qcow2 format file of size 5120M05:42
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a1fais kvm recommended virtualization configuration?15:34
lordievaderI'd recommended it. But use whatever you are comfortable with.15:35
a1fais there a good web frontend for it?15:36
lordievadera1fa: No idea. The cli and gui are pretty good though.15:36
a1fai'm trying to run this box headless15:37
a1favirtual box may cut it15:39
a1fai've used phpvirtualbox in the past15:39
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[1]TiggerAnyone here?20:29
[1]TiggerSomeone?20:31
lordievader!ask | [1]Tigger20:56
ubottu[1]Tigger: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience20:56
[1]TiggerCan someone help me with my dedi im willing to reward if thats the cost of having some help.  im having issues installing... well any os on my dedi iv had kernel install fails  iv had read only errors ect ect20:59
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tewardanyone know whether a 4 year old netbook (not very decent processor, 2 GB of RAM) converted to Ubuntu Server system would be able to act as a repository mirror and how long it'd take for it to sync, approximately, for Precise, Trusty, and Utopic?23:58
tewardkeeping in mind whatever resources it'd need to update, of course, being that it IS a pretty low-power system23:59

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