Re: Bug#1140933: reportbug: virt-manager with amd64 host and s390x guest fails to install

Pranav P <[email protected]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:36:14 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.s390
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Hi Chris,=0A=
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I have also faced the same issue with the trixie ISO.=0A=
https://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-s390x/current/ima=
ges/generic/=0A=
I downloaded the initrd and kernel files from this link and used (as I reme=
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the following flags along with qemu:=0A=
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qemu-system-s390x \=0A=
  -M s390-ccw-virtio -m 4G \=0A=
  -enable-kvm \=0A=
  -cpu host \=0A=
  -smp 4 \=0A=
  -nographic \=0A=
  -kernel debian_files/kernel.debian \=0A=
  -initrd debian_files/initrd.debian \=0A=
  -append "modules=3Dvirtio_net" \=0A=
  -drive file=3Ddebian_s390x.qcow2,if=3Dnone,id=3Ddrive0,format=3Dqcow2 \=
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  -device virtio-blk-ccw,drive=3Ddrive0,bootindex=3D1 \=0A=
  -netdev user,id=3Dnet0 \=0A=
  -device virtio-net-ccw,netdev=3Dnet0 \=0A=
  -object rng-random,filename=3D/dev/urandom,id=3Drng0 \=0A=
  -device virtio-rng-ccw,rng=3Drng0=0A=
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I did not try out the same with virt-manager.=0A=
Also, I don't know what exactly is the problem with the ISO=0A=
and also don't know on how to fix it.=0A=
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Thanks,=0A=
Pranav=