is this a know issue with Linux (Home Assistant) VM's

[chris_netsmart]

I have just ran into this problem, and after a few hours headbanging a wall, I got my VM to work, but I don't want to keep on going through the same steps every time I reboot my VM.

 

the problem I am getting is that for some reason the follow line

 

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  <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/disks/ua_appdata/VM Machines/Homeauto/haos_ova-7.6.qcow2' index='1'/>
      <backingStore/>

 

keeps on changing to 

 

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<disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/disks/ua_appdata/VM Machines/Homeauto/haos_ova-7.6.qcow2' index='1'/>
      <backingStore/>

 

resulting in the VM not running, and I have to then go in and change the word raw back to qcow2.   and this then course Home assistant - supervisor to fail which then again I have to run some commands to get that up and running.

 

I just created and fire up a Windows 10 VM, and this seems to be ok,  

 

any ideals ?

 

[Vr2Io]

7 hours ago, chris_netsmart said:

every time I reboot my VM

XML won't change from qcow2 to raw if VM reboot, if that something abnormal.

[chris_netsmart]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:29 PM, Vr2Io said:

XML won't change from qcow2 to raw if VM reboot, if that something abnormal.

this is my thinking and it is becoming a pain, as I had a schedule shutdown, and copy of the qcow2 file, but now when I do the schedule shutdown / copy the VM. the VM no longer restarts. which is a pain.

 

I also discovered that after I had reset the RAW to qcow2,  my Home Assistant boots with no problems, but then the supervisor no longer starts so I have to do a repair and restart.

 

frustrating as hell

[Vr2Io]

I always reboot HA (or other VM) if I delete/clear database and no trouble. But I do in manual, shutdown in HA, then restart in VM.

 

My VMs most are qcow2 because thin image saved lot of space.

 

Not much idea on this case.

Edited August 29, 2022 by Vr2Io