RE: [gentoo-user] trouble installing kvm on gentoo-2.6.24.-r4

[Brian Wince]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xavier Parizet [mailto:xav@×××××××××.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:55 AM
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing kvm on gentoo-2.6.24.-r4
>
> Brian Wince a écrit :
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Xavier Parizet [mailto:xav@×××××××××.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:49 PM
> >> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing kvm on gentoo-2.6.24.-
> r4
> >>
> >> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:54 -0700, Brian Wince <bwince@×××××××.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> All,
> >>> I am trying to install kvm (kernel virtual machine) on a box running
> >>> gentoo-2.6.24.-r4.
> >>> # uname -a
> >>> Linux rbos-hybrid-02 2.6.24-gentoo-r4-nosctp-nomsi #3 SMP Fri Aug 1
> >>> 12:12:33 PDT 2008 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4450e
> >>> AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
> >>>
> >>> When I first went to install it all of the KVM's were masked due to
> >> EAP
> >> so
> >>> I upgraded portage to 2.1.6.7.
> >>>
> >>> Now when I try and install kvm it complains with the following:
> >>>
> >>>>>> Failed to emerge app-emulation/kvm-84, Log file:
> >> [SNIP]
> >>>  * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call
> >> stack
> >> if
> >>>  relevant.
> >>>  * A complete build log is located at
> >>>  '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-84/temp/build.log'.
> >>>  * The ebuild environment file is located at
> >>>  '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-84/temp/environment'.
> >> Can you please post /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-
> 84/temp/build.log
> >> after running emerge kvm as portage suggests you ??
> >> Because the above posted output doesn't help us to solve your
> problem...
> >>
> >>> I have the following in /etc/portage/package.use app-emulation/kvm
> kvm
> >> sdl
> >>> qemu
> >>>
> >>> and in package.keywords I have
> >>> app-emulation/kvm ~x86
> >>>
> >>> Is this due to upgrading portage or something else and what is it
> that
> >>> needs to be done to make this work.
> >> I don't think the portage upgrade is the problem, but it remind me
> >> another
> >> thread about nvidia-drivers build, and i'm directing towards a kernel
> >> configuration problem... The log i ask you earlier will help us to
> see
> >> if
> >> it is the case ;)
> >>
> >>> Please let me know if you require further information and I will
> post
> >> it.
> >>> TIA,
> >>>
> >>> brian
> >> --
> >>       Xavier Parizet
> >> YaGB :   http://gentooist.com
> >> GPG  :    DC81 6FEE 6EBE FCE4
> >> 1C18 202F E575 4A5D 036D 1408
> >
> > Xavier,
> > I have attached the build.log.
> > The kernel has KVM configured as modules for both Intel and AMD.
> > CONFIG_KVM=m
> > CONFIG_KVM_INTEL=m
> > CONFIG_KVM_AMD=m
> >
> > Also I doubt the portage version is the problem as I downgraded it to
> 2.1.4.5 and it still fails in the same way.
> >
> > Please let me know if you need other logs or configs.
>
> After reading the build log you provide, try to enable CONFIG_PCI_MSI
> under Bus options (PCI etc.) -> Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI and
> MSI-X) in make menuconfig for your kernel, and then make prepare et
> retry the KVM emerge.
>
> >
> > brian
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>        Xavier Parizet
> YaGB :   http://gentooist.com
> GPG  :    DC81 6FEE 6EBE FCE4
> 1C18 202F E575 4A5D 036D 1408


Xavier,

Thanks for looking at this.

I will give that a try and report back as to the results.



brian