[xen-tools-discuss] DEBIAN7.2 - XEN 4.1 - xen-create-image 4.3.1 CVS:192

[Axel Beckert]

Hi Peter,

On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 04:30:31PM +0100, Peter Black wrote:
> i try to get a domU installed with the above mentioned scenario,
> however I always receive an error message, which I have trouble with
> debugging succesfully.
[...]
> Enclosed you will find the output of the logfile (Option verbose)
> and the command including options used.

Thanks for the detailed report.

> I appreciate it very much if someone could me some detailed advise,
> what went wrong, what mistake i made  and how I could get it fixed.

>From the log it's clear that the debootstrap step failed:

Executing : /usr/sbin/debootstrap  --verbose --arch [i386] precise /tmp/GRaIDQfG0M http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system at /tmp/GRaIDQfG0M doesn't seem to be a full system.
WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system is missing the common file: /bin/ls.
WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system at /tmp/GRaIDQfG0M doesn't seem to be a full system.
WARNING (/usr/bin/xt-install-image): The installed system is missing the common file: /bin/cp.
Finished : /usr/sbin/debootstrap  --verbose --arch [i386] precise /tmp/GRaIDQfG0M http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu 2>&1 | tee --append /var/log/xen-tools/ibt061ub.log

It's definitely not nice that debootstrap doesn't say why it failed
(or that such a message is possibly not passed to the log or user by
xt-install-image), but those square brackets around the architecture
"i386" look very suspicious.

They seem to be already present in the xt-install-image call:

Executing : xt-install-image --hostname=ibt061ub --location=/tmp/GRaIDQfG0M --dist=precise --install-method=debootstrap --install-source=/install --mirror=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --cache=yes --cachedir=/var/cache/apt/archives/ --verbose --arch=[i386]

I wonder where those brackets come from because I've grepped through
hundreds of xen-tools logs on my xen-tools test server and I haven't
found a single instance of bracketed architecture names.

Can you check if this comes from your /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf as
it doesn't seem to come from your command-line? Or just attach that
file if you don't mind.

		Kind regards, Axel
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