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diff --git a/libraries/libvirt/README b/libraries/libvirt/README index dcf8472fc2..9874158d30 100644 --- a/libraries/libvirt/README +++ b/libraries/libvirt/README @@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ There is also a 'guests_reboot' for rebooting all running guests. Have a look at the commented part of rc.libvirt for some gotchas. -netcat-openbsd is an optional dependency (needed if you -want to connect from a remote host using virt-manager). -Other optional dependencies include avahi, xen, audit, glusterfs, -numactl, open-iscsi and libiscsi. +Optional dependencies include avahi, xen, audit, glusterfs, numactl, +open-iscsi and libiscsi. As of the 4.5.0 version, you may have to remove any previously -installed versions of libvirt before this will build. +installed version of libvirt before this will build. Note also that sometimes, in consequence of a major-version upgrade, you might discover that the libvirt configuration is in an inconsistent @@ -69,3 +67,12 @@ clean state. To do this: and start the daemon - recreate your configurations (network and so on) - reimport the vms xml backups (with "virsh define ${name}.xml") + +also, for older vms you might have to "upgrade" the machine model +because newer versions of libvirt might have dropped support for the +older ones: if starting a vm you got, for example + + '/usr/bin/qemu-kvm' does not support machine type 'pc-i440fx-2.1' + +just "virsh edit your_vm" and change the machine model to an higher +one, like pc-i440fx-8.1 |