Can't start any vm

[aleandro6804]

Expected behaviour

Launch the vm's window

Actual behaviour

An error on the terminal occurs

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

Install any vm and launch it with 'quickemu --vm name.conf'

Quickemu output

$ quickemu --vm zorin-16-core64.conf

Quickemu 4.9.1 using /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 v8.2.1 -Host: "Arch Linux" running Linux 6.7 (archlinux)

-CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700F

-CPU VM: 1 Socket(s), 4 Core(s), 2 Thread(s), 8G RAM

-BOOT: EFI (Linux), OVMF (/usr/share/edk2-ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd), SecureBoot (off).

-Disk: zorin-16-core64/disk.qcow2 (16G) Looks unused, booting from zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso

-Boot ISO: zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso

-Display: SDL, virtio-vga-gl, GL (on), VirGL (on)

-Sound: intel-hda

-ssh: On host: ssh user@localhost -p 22220

-WebDAV: On guest: dav://localhost:9843/

-9P: On guest: sudo mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L,msize=104857600 Public-aleandro ~/Public

-Network: User (virtio-net)

-Monitor: On host: nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket" or : socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket

-Serial: On host: nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket" or : socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket

qemu-system-x86_64: Display 'sdl' is not available.

cat: zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64.pid: No such file or directory

-Process: Starting zorin-16-core64.conf as zorin-16-core64 ()

Linux Distribution & Kernel

Run the following and paste the output. LSB Version: n/a Distributor ID: Arch Description: Arch Linux Release: rolling Codename: n/a

Linux archlinux 6.7.4-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:07:49 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[TuxVinyards]

"Display 'sdl' is not available."

Check your install. Try adding --display spice

[aleandro6804]

This is the output:

Quickemu 4.9.1 using /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 v8.2.1
 - Host:     "Arch Linux" running Linux 6.7 (archlinux)
 - CPU:       12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700F
 - CPU VM:   1 Socket(s), 4 Core(s), 2 Thread(s), 8G RAM
 - BOOT:     EFI (Linux), OVMF (/usr/share/edk2-ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd), SecureBoot (off).
 - Disk:     zorin-16-core64/disk.qcow2 (16G)
             Looks unused, booting from zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso
 - Boot ISO: zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso
 - Display:  SPICE, virtio-gpu, GL (on), VirGL (off)
 - Sound:    intel-hda
 - ssh:      On host:  ssh user@localhost -p 22220
 - SPICE:    On host:  spicy --title "zorin-16-core64" --port 5930 --spice-shared-dir /home/aleandro/Public
 - WebDAV:   On guest: dav://localhost:9843/
 - 9P:       On guest: sudo mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L,msize=104857600 Public-aleandro ~/Public
 - Network:  User (virtio-net)
 - Monitor:  On host:  nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket"
             or     :  socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket
 - Serial:   On host:  nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket"
             or     :  socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket
qemu-system-x86_64: -spice disable-ticketing=on,port=5930,addr=127.0.0.1: There is no option group 'spice'
/usr/bin/quickemu: line 210:  3025 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${QEMU} "${args[@]}" > "${VMDIR}/${VMNAME}.log"
cat: zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64.pid: No such file or directory
 - Process:  Starting zorin-16-core64.conf as zorin-16-core64 ()
 - Viewer:   spicy --title "zorin-16-core64" --port "5930" --spice-shared-dir "/home/aleandro/Public" "" >/dev/null 2>&1 &

It also open this window for the SPICE connection but, when i click on connect, it just shows up the same window in a loop

I tried also starting the vm without the display but it still not works

Quickemu 4.9.1 using /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 v8.2.1
 - Host:     "Arch Linux" running Linux 6.7 (archlinux)
 - CPU:       12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700F
 - CPU VM:   1 Socket(s), 4 Core(s), 2 Thread(s), 8G RAM
 - BOOT:     EFI (Linux), OVMF (/usr/share/edk2-ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd), SecureBoot (off).
 - Disk:     zorin-16-core64/disk.qcow2 (16G)
             Looks unused, booting from zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso
 - Boot ISO: zorin-16-core64/Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso
 - Display:  NONE, virtio-gpu, GL (on), VirGL (off)
 - Sound:    intel-hda
 - ssh:      On host:  ssh user@localhost -p 22220
 - SPICE:    On host:  spicy --title "zorin-16-core64" --port 5930 --spice-shared-dir /home/aleandro/Public
 - WebDAV:   On guest: dav://localhost:9843/
 - 9P:       On guest: sudo mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L,msize=104857600 Public-aleandro ~/Public
 - Network:  User (virtio-net)
 - Monitor:  On host:  nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket"
             or     :  socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-monitor.socket
 - Serial:   On host:  nc -U "zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket"
             or     :  socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64-serial.socket
qemu-system-x86_64: -spice disable-ticketing=on,port=5930,addr=127.0.0.1: There is no option group 'spice'
/usr/bin/quickemu: line 210:  3335 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${QEMU} "${args[@]}" > "${VMDIR}/${VMNAME}.log"
cat: zorin-16-core64/zorin-16-core64.pid: No such file or directory
 - Process:  Starting zorin-16-core64.conf as zorin-16-core64 ()

[TuxVinyards]

"There is no option group 'spice'"

Don't know what that is all about. Either the command you are typing is wrong or there is software that you haven't installed.

What happens if you try with qqX?

Also, you say it happens with all your VM's. What happens with something like Ubuntu?

[aleandro6804]

I tried installing qqX but still not working: when using SDL or GTK it just kicks me at the VM page, while if i'm using SPICE the same happens but it opens the "connect window" as previously.

I tried with lots of OS's like: ubuntu, ubutnu-mate, zorin, windows 10, windows 11 and macos but i have the same problem in all of them

https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/assets/79479582/87becf24-f12d-4f60-b812-0c4d2a0d2c32

[TuxVinyards]

There's something wrong with your basic underlying quickemu dependencies. Something is not installed properly there.

I have looked at your video. There's a highlighted "[ql] see qemu error log" message. Opening that might give you a clue.

The reason that Spice won't connect is simply that VM hasn't booted. There's probably nothing wrong with Quickemu or Spice. There's something not right at a lower level.

Delete and re-install all the underlying recommended software. You can leave qqX and quickemu, I would think.

Strangely, when I started up my main computer, just now, it was offering me updates for the OVMF system. That's the virtual UEFI/BIOS that is used by Qemu to get things going. Looked to be all like security patches though.

I have another computer that runs Manjaro (Arch) and that has never had any quickemu problems. Everything should be running for you. There's something not right with you host system.

I am presuming that as you are running Arch that you are a reasonably experienced and able Linux user. But you do seem to be not seeing the error messages that being presented to you. Have you checked that you have got all the virtual functions of your HOST CPU enabled on your host UEFI/BIOS?

System dependencies and distro package variances can be quite frustrating. I know. :rofl:

[aleandro6804]

Ok, i think i have solved the problem. I tried to uninstall quickemu and all its dependencies for a fresh installation and i installed quickemu-full (probably the first time i installed the basic version) and now everything seems to be normal. I suppose that the full version contains some tools to enable the sdl/gtk/spice on my machine.

Now, i have a very stupid question (i use arch but i still am a newbies in the linux world xD): i installed the qqX software with the .sh installer but i can't find the .sh uninstaller... do i have to manually delete the file it created reading the installer file or there is a faster way?

thanks for everything <3

[TuxVinyards]

Pleased that it's all solved. There's no obligation to use qqX to run quickemu.

It won't hurt your setup in the slightest if you haven't yet decided. And there are lots of tools that qqX has, that you don't get with standard quickemu.

But if you want to uninstall or change the setup, just run the installer script ...

👍

[aleandro6804]

Ok, i'll give it a try. Thanks for everything!

[ameyjoshi3068]

I faced same issue. Solved.

[bhutch29]

Same issue, same solution here on Arch. qemu-full instead of qemu-base resolved it.

[GrabbenD]

qemu-system-x86_64: -spice port=3001,disable-ticketing=on: There is no option group 'spice'

Here's how Arch Linux devs fixed this for incus with qemu-base https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/incus/-/issues/5#note_159149

$ pacman --sync --needed qemu-base qemu-chardev-spice qemu-hw-usb-redirect qemu-hw-display-virtio-vga qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu

• This includes qemu-ui-spice-core & qemu-ui-spice-app
• I believe it's possible to skip virtio packages with qemu-hw-display-qxl
• It might be worth to consider qemu-audio-spice

Cheers