[virt-tools-list] Installin RHEL6b2 as domU on RHEL5.5

[Ray Van Dolson]

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 03:33:05AM -0700, Andrew Jones wrote:
> On 07/13/2010 06:40 PM, Ray Van Dolson wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:49:48AM -0700, Andrew Jones wrote:
> >> On 07/09/2010 05:35 PM, Ray Van Dolson wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 01:11:31AM -0700, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 06:19:20PM -0700, Ray Van Dolson wrote:
> >>>>> Tried to install RHEL 6.0b2 x86_64 on a RHEL5.5 machine.  Everything
> >>>>> works OK up until Anaconda tries to enter the graphical installer.
> >>>>> Then I just get a black window and have to reboot.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If I pass the "text" option, I'm able to do the install via VNC and
> >>>>> everything works fine.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Didn't find anything similar in bugzilla but thought I'd check here
> >>>>> first before filing a new bug.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, beta 2 was (ahem) somewhat buggy.  I found and filed about 6 bugs
> >>>> already.  If you have useful log information (eg. Xorg.log) and/or can
> >>>> easily reproduce this, then it would be helpful to file a bug.
> >>>>
> >>>> Was this Xen or KVM?
> >>>>
> >>>> Rich.
> >>>
> >>> This was Xen.  I haven't done much Xen troubleshooting before, but I'll
> >>> look up a few of the bugs you filed and figure out what information I
> >>> need to try to yank out.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I think this is fixed with the later composes (at least the latest is
> >> working for me). If you have access to a latest compose, then please try
> >> installing it. If the problem persists, then please open a bug with as
> >> much info as possible (maybe check all the virtual terms for anaconda
> >> debug output, etc.).
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Andrew
> > 
> > A later compose wouldn't be publicly available, correct?
> > 
> > Ray
> 
> Yeah, I'm afraid not. I'm not sure there's anything beyond beta2 for you
> to experiment with :-(  I think you should be able to install a beta2
> guest though, you just need to switch to a different virtual terminal to
> see the progress. Or use a text-only or vnc (vnc connection to anaconda,
> not virt-viewer vnc) mode install.
> 
> Andrew

Yup, was able to do the install via VNC.  Good enough. :)

Ray