Can't launch KVM on 64-bit machine

Bug #495746 reported by CyberCowboy
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
TestDrive
Fix Released
Low
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testdrive (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
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Bug Description

I'm relatively new at filing a bug so please bear with me.

I'm trying to run Testdrive on a Dell Optiplex 755 with a quad core processor. Hardware Virtualization is turned on in the Bios.

When I run TestDrive after the menu where I select Try Ubuntu without Installing (or select install, those are the only two options I've tried) I get a black screen in the VM and the following in the terminal window:

----------------Begin Copy----------------------
  1. Ubuntu Desktop (lucid)
     +-cache--> [2009-12-09 07:16:08] lucid-desktop-amd64.iso
  2. Ubuntu Server (lucid)
  3. Ubuntu Alternate (lucid)
  4. Ubuntu DVD (lucid)
  5. Ubuntu Netbook Remix (lucid)
  6. Other (prompt for ISO URL)

Select an ISO to testdrive: 1

INFO: Using KVM for virtual machine hosting...

INFO: Syncing the specified ISO...
      rsync://cdimage.ubuntu.com/cdimage/daily-live/current/lucid-desktop-amd64.iso
receiving file list ...
1 file to consider

sent 121 bytes received 98 bytes 87.60 bytes/sec
total size is 723865600 speedup is 3305322.37

INFO: Creating disk image...
Formatting '/home/bjames/.cache/testdrive/testdrive-disk-FzPsvg.img', fmt=qcow2 size=6442450944 encryption=off cluster_size=0

INFO: Running the Virtual Machine...
open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory
Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support
-----------------End Copy----------------------------------

I'm not sure where any logs would exist but if there is something I can provide let me know.

Revision history for this message
Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Can you paste the output of running "kvm-ok"?

Changed in testdrive:
status: New → Incomplete
importance: Undecided → Low
Revision history for this message
Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

I just committed a fix that should improve the error reporting on the command line

Changed in testdrive (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in testdrive:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package testdrive - 1.15-0ubuntu1

---------------
testdrive (1.15-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * testdrive:
    - improve the copy-and-paste instructions for installing kvm or
      virtualbox, LP: #494632
    - show the kvm-ok output, if VIRT=kvm and !kvm-ok, LP: #495746
 -- Dustin Kirkland <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:48:50 -0600

Changed in testdrive (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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