[CentOS-virt] Can't build 5.9 with KVM on a 6.3 host - DHCP hang?

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Stephen Harris <lists at spuddy.org> wrote:
> During the build (via a serial console) we get
>   input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /class/input/input1
>   running install...
>   running /sbin/loader
>   Sending request for IP information for eth0...
>   Determining host name and domain...
>   Sending request for IP information for eth0...
>   Determining host name and domain...

Have you built any previous 5.x releases as guests? And you're not
showing the "virt-install" options you're using, please publish those.
In particular, can you do a simple install with a DVD image rather
than DHCP or PXE, to isolate the issues from any network problems? Can
you do this from virt-manager so you can track the graphical outputs
more fully, since serial console tends to be pretty limited?

> And there it hangs.
>
> On the 6.3 host:
>   Feb  8 08:28:55 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134) from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.205 (10.0.0.134) from 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>   Feb  8 08:28:56 penfold dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.205 to 52:54:00:5a:a7:48 via br0
>
>
> I wonder if this could be related to the "renew" problem I'm seeing on
> a pre-existing 5.9 machine:
>
>   Feb  8 07:00:11 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:00:55 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets
>   Feb  8 07:01:02 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:01:14 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:01:49 mercury dhclient: 5 bad udp checksums in 5 packets
>
> It eventually gets there...
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 10.0.0.134 port 67 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: DHCPACK from 10.0.0.134 (xid=0x4e88b5e5)
>   Feb  8 07:02:00 mercury dhclient: bound to 10.0.0.135 -- renewal in 18554 seconds.
>
> My 6.3 new builds work just perfect; it's only 5.x that has problems!
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
>
> rgds
> Stephen
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