[Bug 706706] [NEW] Can't use Norton Ghost under Ubuntu KVM

[Tong Sun]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: qemu-kvm

Hi,

I can't use Norton Ghost under Ubuntu KVM, whereas the same version of
kvm under Debian launches Norton Ghost just fine.

Info of kvm under Debian:

$ dpkg -l | grep kvm
ii  qemu-kvm       0.12.5+dfsg-3  Full virtualization on x86 hardware

$ cat /etc/issue 
Debian GNU/Linux squeeze/sid \n \l

$ uname -rm 
2.6.33-grml64 x86_64

Info of kvm under Ubuntu:

$ apt-cache policy qemu-kvm
qemu-kvm:
  Installed: 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.1
  Candidate: 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages

(I've just upgraded it to the latest version and tried again, same
problem)

The symptom is while kvm was lauching NG, it failed, and rebooted all
over again. I've tried many times and I've also tried both Norton Ghost
2003 and Norton Ghost 8.3. Same symptom.

Actual command used is,

 kvm -m 1024 -smp 2 -usbdevice tablet -hda hda -cdrom /path/to
/NortonGhost-Version.iso -boot d

The same command, using the same hda & cdrom, works just fine under
Debian.

Please investigate

Thanks

PS. if you don't have a Norton Ghost iso file, you can try
Hiren.BootCD.8.6.iso. Works the same.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: qemu-kvm 0.12.5+noroms-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jan 23 16:43:30 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
KvmCmdLine:
 UID        PID  PPID  C    SZ   RSS PSR STIME TTY          TIME CMD
 tong      3425  3349 98 308004 19044  1 16:43 pts/4    00:00:09 kvm -m 1024 -smp
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: BIOSTAR Group N61PC-M2S
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/sdb6 ro text
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: qemu-kvm
dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: N61PC-M2S
dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.version: N61PC-M2S
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/25/2008:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnN61PC-M2S:pvr:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnN61PC-M2S:rvr:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvrN61PC-M2S:
dmi.product.name: N61PC-M2S
dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group

** Affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick

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  Can't use Norton Ghost under Ubuntu KVM