Re: gnome-boxes-3.16.2 - "Libvirt KVM guest available: no"

["'Christophe Fergeau'" <cfergeau redhat com>]

On Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 01:44:01PM +0400, John Frankish wrote:
> > > $ G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all gnome-boxes
> > > ...
> > > (gnome-boxes:28203): Boxes-DEBUG: vm-creator.vala:376: Creating volume 
> > > 'boxes-unknown'..
> > > (gnome-boxes:28203): Boxes-DEBUG: vm-creator.vala:378: Created volume 
> > > 'boxes-unknown'.
> > > (gnome-boxes:28203): Boxes-WARNING **: wizard.vala:463: Incapable host 
> > > system
> > >
> > > Perhaps the qemu I compiled is missing some functionality required by
> boxes?
> > > What does boxes need in qemu:
> > It indeed seems to be not happy with "virsh capabilities" content when it
> says "Incapable host system"
> >
> Really?
>
> $ virsh capabilities
>
> <capabilities>
>
>   <host>
[snip]
>   </host>
>
> </capabilities>


This should have some <guest> capabilities too referencing QEMU
binaries...

  <guest>
    <os_type>hvm</os_type>
    <arch name='x86_64'>
      <wordsize>64</wordsize>
      <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
      <machine maxCpus='255'>pc-i440fx-2.4</machine>
[snip]
      <domain type='qemu'/>
      <domain type='kvm'>
        <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
        <machine maxCpus='255'>pc-i440fx-2.4</machine>
[snip]
      </domain>
    </arch>
  </guest>

Christophe

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