Emulation of arm on amd64 host - error on boot

[kellerfelix]

Hello everybody,

the new version apparently supports the emulation of poor versions of z. Debian or Ubuntu on amd64 hosts.

If that worked, that would be a great thing.
Unfortunately, I'm trying in vain to create an arm64 version of Debian or Ubuntu as a virtual machine.

I'm doing it as normal as I always do when creating VMs and then select the arm image. When the VM starts then, I get the following error message:

nothing to boot: no search file or directory (http://ipxe.org/2d03e13b)

I suspect that I still have to make any settings?
Can someone help me there?

Thank you in advance and greetings
Frank

here my configs:

PVE Version:
proxmox-ve: 5.3-1 (running kernel: 4.15.18-9-pve)
pve-manager: 5.3-5 (running version: 5.3-5/97ae681d)
pve-kernel-4.15: 5.2-12
pve-kernel-4.15.18-9-pve: 4.15.18-30
corosync: 2.4.4-pve1
criu: 2.11.1-1~bpo90
glusterfs-client: 3.8.8-1
ksm-control-daemon: 1.2-2
libjs-extjs: 6.0.1-2
libpve-access-control: 5.1-3
libpve-apiclient-perl: 2.0-5
libpve-common-perl: 5.0-43
libpve-guest-common-perl: 2.0-18
libpve-http-server-perl: 2.0-11
libpve-storage-perl: 5.0-33
libqb0: 1.0.3-1~bpo9
lvm2: 2.02.168-pve6
lxc-pve: 3.0.2+pve1-5
lxcfs: 3.0.2-2
novnc-pve: 1.0.0-2
proxmox-widget-toolkit: 1.0-22
pve-cluster: 5.0-31
pve-container: 2.0-31
pve-docs: 5.3-1
pve-edk2-firmware: 1.20181023-1
pve-firewall: 3.0-16
pve-firmware: 2.0-6
pve-ha-manager: 2.0-5
pve-i18n: 1.0-9
pve-libspice-server1: 0.14.1-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 2.12.1-1
pve-xtermjs: 1.0-5
qemu-server: 5.0-43
smartmontools: 6.5+svn4324-1
spiceterm: 3.0-5
vncterm: 1.5-3
zfsutils-linux: 0.7.12-pve1~bpo1

VM:

bootdisk: scsi0
cores: 1
ide2: local:iso/ubuntu-18.04.1-server-arm64.iso,media=cdrom
memory: 512
name: test2
net0: virtio=82:2B:BF:64:C3:44,bridge=vmbr0
numa: 0
ostype: l26
scsi0: local-lvm:vm-104-disk-0,size=16G
scsihw: virtio-scsi-pci
smbios1: uuid=fbc28031-459a-49eb-9126-65af17fa956b
sockets: 1
vmgenid: c64902e3-352d-4dcb-ac24-78c7ae006672

 

[dcsapak]

you have to set the architecture:

qm set ID -arch aarch64

 

[kellerfelix]

Hi Dominik,

thank you! I tryed that. But the vm want start after.

OutputStatus

Stop
qemu-system-aarch64: -device vmgenid,guid=1f8903c2-0eff-4529-8c56-8ae7cea1ddad: 'vmgenid' is not a valid device model name
TASK ERROR: start failed: command '/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 -id 102 -name HomematicNUC -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/102.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -chardev 'socket,id=qmp-event,path=/var/run/qmeventd.sock,reconnect=5' -mon 'chardev=qmp-event,mode=control' -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/102.pid -daemonize -smbios 'type=1,uuid=1286540a-76a7-4064-af2a-d35d04094c46' -smp '1,sockets=1,cores=1,maxcpus=1' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on,strict=on,reboot-timeout=1000,splash=/usr/share/qemu-server/bootsplash.jpg' -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/102.vnc,x509,password -cpu cortex-a57 -m 1000 -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.1,chassis_nr=1,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1e' -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.2,chassis_nr=2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1f' -device 'vmgenid,guid=1f8903c2-0eff-4529-8c56-8ae7cea1ddad' -device 'usb-ehci,id=ehci,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=ehci.0,port=1' -device 'usb-kbd,id=keyboard,bus=ehci.0,port=2' -device 'virtio-gpu,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:ae6f945db4e' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/template/iso/debian-9.7.0-arm64-netinst.iso,if=none,id=drive-ide2,media=cdrom,aio=threads' -device 'ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=200' -device 'virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsihw0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x5' -drive 'file=/dev/pve/vm-102-disk-0,if=none,id=drive-scsi0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'scsi-hd,bus=scsihw0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0,id=scsi0,bootindex=100' -netdev 'type=tap,id=net0,ifname=tap102i0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge,downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown' -device 'virtio-net-pci,mac=3A:22:C3:93:13:FB,netdev=net0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -machine 'accel=tcg,type=virt'' failed: exit code 1

Any idea?

 

[dcsapak]

yes you have to also remove the 'vmgenid' line from the the config

 

[kellerfelix]

Thanks!
One step further

But still get an error:

qemu-system-aarch64: -device ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=200: Bus 'ide.1' not found
TASK ERROR: start failed: command '/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 -id 102 -name HomematicNUC -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/102.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -chardev 'socket,id=qmp-event,path=/var/run/qmeventd.sock,reconnect=5' -mon 'chardev=qmp-event,mode=control' -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/102.pid -daemonize -smbios 'type=1,uuid=1286540a-76a7-4064-af2a-d35d04094c46' -smp '1,sockets=1,cores=1,maxcpus=1' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on,strict=on,reboot-timeout=1000,splash=/usr/share/qemu-server/bootsplash.jpg' -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/102.vnc,x509,password -cpu cortex-a57 -m 1000 -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.1,chassis_nr=1,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1e' -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.2,chassis_nr=2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1f' -device 'usb-ehci,id=ehci,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1' -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=ehci.0,port=1' -device 'usb-kbd,id=keyboard,bus=ehci.0,port=2' -device 'virtio-gpu,id=vga,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:ae6f945db4e' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/template/iso/debian-9.7.0-arm64-netinst.iso,if=none,id=drive-ide2,media=cdrom,aio=threads' -device 'ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=200' -device 'virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsihw0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x5' -drive 'file=/dev/pve/vm-102-disk-0,if=none,id=drive-scsi0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'scsi-hd,bus=scsihw0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0,id=scsi0,bootindex=100' -netdev 'type=tap,id=net0,ifname=tap102i0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge,downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown' -device 'virtio-net-pci,mac=3A:22:C3:93:13:FB,netdev=net0,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -machine 'accel=tcg,type=virt'' failed: exit code 1

 

[kellerfelix]

Ok, found it myself.
I had to change the line in the conf vom ide2 to scsi1

Thanks, i test the emulation now.
Would be great if this works stable

 

[kellerfelix]

For other users that maybe have same problems:
You also had to set in the conf a entry for bios:

bios: ovmf

and for graphics:

vga: serial0

I have still 1 problem: Cant use my keyboard correctly and so i cant go trough the installer. Can someone tell me how to set this?

 

[kellerfelix]

Hello,

for weeks my vm with debian9 arm was working now. Yesterday i had to shutdown my vms and the proxmox host. After new boot i have now the problem that the vm with arm emulation of debian9 arm does Not boot. It goes directly to the grub installer the new install debian. I think from boot Order dvd where the iso file ist mounted. When I only let boot from hdd nothing Happens. I tryed to restore from several files but still same problem. All my other vms works fine. Can someone tell me what i can do to get it to Work? The hdd ist correct and still in scsi0. I dont Touched any settings.
Would be great If someone can help me.
Thanks
Frank

 

[well]

Ok, found it myself.
I had to change the line in the conf vom ide2 to scsi1

Thanks, i test the emulation now.
Would be great if this works stable

Hi Kellerfelix,
How to configure ide2 to scsi1?

 

[well]

Hi Kellerfelix,
How to configure ide2 to scsi1?

I got it.