[virt-tools-list] NIC -> connect as Physical Host Device - monitor socket did not show up

[Soeren Grunewald]

On 03/04/2011 09:37 AM, tony.blue.mailinglist at gmx.de wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i try to virtualise my (physical) router. My Router includes
>
> - eth0 - the local Network
> - eth1 (over PPP DSL) - Internet
>
> eth0 is running. I build my eth1 device in my Host. In the Host I try to connect the virtual-System with the physical Host Device. But when I start the virtual Router I got:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py", line 588, in run_domain
> vm.startup()
> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/domain.py", line 150, in startup
> self._backend.create()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 300, in create
> if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreate() failed', dom=self)
> libvirtError: monitor socket did not show up.: Connection refused
>
> Like http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/How_to_assign_devices_with_VT-d_in_KVM I modified my Kernel.
>
> dmesg | grep AMD-Vi  gives me no response (?)
>
> My Host-System:
> * AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 600e Processor
> * Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 Mainboard

this mainboard has 770 chipset which does not support IOMMU, this means 
you can't assign a physical device. you will require at least a 
mainboard with 890FX chipset.

> * Ubuntu-Server-AMD64
>
>
>   Please excuse my bad english. I am not a native speaker.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Tony