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Bug
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Resolution: Done-Errata
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Major
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rhel-9.5
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None
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virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-262
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No
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Important
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Upstream
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rhel-sst-virtualization-windows
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ssg_virtualization
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27
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None
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False
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None
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None
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x86_64
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None
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 2022 will hit black screen while installing the virtio-vga graphics device during system installation.
Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:
virtio-win-prewhql-262.iso
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to reproduce
1. prepare qemu-cli to startup VMs
/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name 262GPU226435ZFH -enable-kvm -m 6G -smp 8 -uuid b77b6913-aedf-4b6d-a753-3fe4a3638843 -nodefaults -cpu Broadwell-noTSX,hv_stimer,hv_synic,hv_time,hv_vpindex,hv_relaxed,hv_spinlocks=0x1fff,hv_vapic,hv_frequencies,hv_runtime,hv_tlbflush,hv_reenlightenment,hv_stimer_direct,hv_ipi -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/tmp/262GPU226435ZFH,server=on,wait=off -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=localtime,driftfix=slew -boot order=cd,menu=on -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb -blockdev driver=file,cache.direct=off,cache.no-flush=on,filename=262GPU226435ZFH,node-name=my_file -blockdev driver=raw,node-name=my,file=my_file -device ide-hd,drive=my,id=ide0-0-0,bus=ide.0,unit=0,bootindex=1 -blockdev driver=file,cache.direct=off,cache.no-flush=on,filename=/home/kvm_autotest_root/iso/ISO/Win2022/en-us_windows_server_2022_updated_july_2023_x64_dvd_541692c3_testsign_updates_20240706_70.iso,node-name=my_cd,read-only=on -blockdev driver=raw,node-name=mycd,file=my_cd,read-only=on -device ide-cd,drive=mycd,id=ide0-1-0,bus=ide.1,bootindex=2 -cdrom /home/kvm_autotest_root/iso/windows/virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-259.iso -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 0.0.0.0:1 -blockdev driver=file,cache.direct=off,cache.no-flush=on,filename=/home/kvm_autotest_root/iso/windows/FOD.iso,node-name=my_iso,read-only=on -blockdev driver=raw,node-name=myiso,file=my_iso,read-only=on -device ide-cd,drive=myiso,id=ide0-1-1,bus=ide.4 -blockdev node-name=file_ovmf_code,driver=file,filename=262GPU226435ZFH_ovmf/OVMF_CODE.secboot.fd,auto-read-only=on,discard=unmap -blockdev node-name=drive_ovmf_code,driver=raw,read-only=on,file=file_ovmf_code -blockdev node-name=file_ovmf_vars,driver=file,filename=262GPU226435ZFH_ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd,auto-read-only=on,discard=unmap -blockdev node-name=drive_ovmf_vars,driver=raw,read-only=off,file=file_ovmf_vars -machine q35,pflash0=drive_ovmf_code,pflash1=drive_ovmf_vars -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,id=root1.0,multifunction=on,port=0x10,chassis=1,addr=0x7 -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,id=root2.0,port=0x11,chassis=2,addr=0x7.0x1 -netdev tap,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=no,id=hostnet0 -device e1000e,bus=root1.0,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=00:52:42:4e:52:92 -device virtio-vga,id=video0,edid=off -device virtio-gpu-pci,id=gpu0,bus=root2.0 -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s4=1 &
2. load corresponding driver folder to install viogpudo driver
3. screen will turn to black without any response.
Expected results
system installation can be finished without any problems.
Actual results
screen turns to black.
- Additional info:
Acutally, there will be no problem with virtio-win signed iso just like the previous rpm 'virtio-win-1.9.40-0.el9_4.iso'. - This issue start from prewhql-250
- links to
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RHBA-2024:137956 virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update