I have a Windows 11 VM that I have used for a few months with little to no problems.

 

Without introducing any significant changes to the environment, it suddenly will not start up, it doesn't even get to Windows.

 

VNC is just a black screen with a white looping circle.

 

RAID restart does not resolve the issue.

 

I am not doing anything fancy with this VM, no hardware passthrough etc.

 

Other VMs are working fine.

 

I am not sure where to go from here, can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks!

 

Logs are as follows:

 

-device '{"driver":"ich9-usb-uhci3","masterbus":"usb.0","firstport":4,"bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x7.0x2"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x4"}' \
-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/user/vdi/sandbox/vdisk1.img","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","cache":{"direct":false,"no-flush":false},"auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"cache":{"direct":false,"no-flush":false},"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-1-storage"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x5","drive":"libvirt-1-format","id":"virtio-disk2","bootindex":1,"write-cache":"on"}' \
-netdev tap,fd=35,id=hostnet0 \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-net","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:24:05:70","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x3"}' \
-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
-device '{"driver":"isa-serial","chardev":"charserial0","id":"serial0","index":0}' \
-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=33,server=on,wait=off \
-device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":1,"chardev":"charchannel0","id":"channel0","name":"org.qemu.guest_agent.0"}' \
-chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/run/libvirt/qemu/swtpm/1-sandbox-swtpm.sock \
-tpmdev emulator,id=tpm-tpm0,chardev=chrtpm \
-device '{"driver":"tpm-tis","tpmdev":"tpm-tpm0","id":"tpm0"}' \
-device '{"driver":"usb-tablet","id":"input0","bus":"usb.0","port":"1"}' \
-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
-vnc 0.0.0.0:0,websocket=5700,audiodev=audio1 \
-k en-us \
-device '{"driver":"qxl-vga","id":"video0","max_outputs":1,"ram_size":67108864,"vram_size":67108864,"vram64_size_mb":0,"vgamem_mb":16,"bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-intel-hda","id":"sound0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x8"}' \
-device '{"driver":"hda-duplex","id":"sound0-codec0","bus":"sound0.0","cad":0,"audiodev":"audio1"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x6"}' \
-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
-msg timestamp=on
char device redirected to /dev/pts/0 (label charserial0)
qxl_send_events: spice-server bug: guest stopped, ignoring
2023-10-19T16:06:42.404358Z qemu-system-x86_64: terminating on signal 15 from pid 4639 (/usr/sbin/libvirtd)
2023-10-19 16:06:42.959+0000: shutting down, reason=destroyed
2023-10-19 16:06:47.038+0000: Starting external device: TPM Emulator
/usr/bin/swtpm socket --ctrl type=unixio,path=/run/libvirt/qemu/swtpm/3-sandbox-swtpm.sock,mode=0600 --tpmstate dir=/var/lib/libvirt/swtpm/2e5acf8e-d232-f52f-41b2-36bac122daf1/tpm2,mode=0600 --log file=/var/log/swtpm/libvirt/qemu/sandbox-swtpm.log --terminate --tpm2
2023-10-19 16:06:47.093+0000: starting up libvirt version: 8.7.0, qemu version: 7.1.0, kernel: 6.1.34-Unraid, hostname: Tower
LC_ALL=C \
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin \
HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-3-sandbox \
XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-3-sandbox/.local/share \
XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-3-sandbox/.cache \
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-3-sandbox/.config \
/usr/local/sbin/qemu \
-name guest=sandbox,debug-threads=on \
-S \
-object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-3-sandbox/master-key.aes"}' \
-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x64/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi-tpm.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-format","read-only":true,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-pflash0-storage"}' \
-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/etc/libvirt/qemu/nvram/2e5acf8e-d232-f52f-41b2-36bac122daf1_VARS-pure-efi-tpm.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-format","read-only":false,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-pflash1-storage"}' \
-machine pc-i440fx-7.1,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,mem-merge=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,pflash0=libvirt-pflash0-format,pflash1=libvirt-pflash1-format \
-accel kvm \
-cpu host,migratable=on,hv-time=on,hv-relaxed=on,hv-vapic=on,hv-spinlocks=0x1fff,hv-vendor-id=none,host-cache-info=on,l3-cache=off \
-m 16384 \
-object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":17179869184}' \
-overcommit mem-lock=off \
-smp 8,sockets=1,dies=1,cores=4,threads=2 \
-uuid 2e5acf8e-d232-f52f-41b2-36bac122daf1 \
-no-user-config \
-nodefaults \
-chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=37,server=on,wait=off \
-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
-rtc base=localtime \
-no-hpet \
-no-shutdown \
-boot strict=on \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-usb-ehci1","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x7.0x7"}' \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-usb-uhci1","masterbus":"usb.0","firstport":0,"bus":"pci.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x7"}' \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-usb-uhci2","masterbus":"usb.0","firstport":2,"bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x7.0x1"}' \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-usb-uhci3","masterbus":"usb.0","firstport":4,"bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x7.0x2"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x4"}' \
-blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/user/vdi/sandbox/vdisk1.img","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","cache":{"direct":false,"no-flush":false},"auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
-blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"cache":{"direct":false,"no-flush":false},"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-1-storage"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x5","drive":"libvirt-1-format","id":"virtio-disk2","bootindex":1,"write-cache":"on"}' \
-netdev tap,fd=40,id=hostnet0 \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-net","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:24:05:70","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x3"}' \
-chardev pty,id=charserial0 \
-device '{"driver":"isa-serial","chardev":"charserial0","id":"serial0","index":0}' \
-chardev socket,id=charchannel0,fd=35,server=on,wait=off \
-device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":1,"chardev":"charchannel0","id":"channel0","name":"org.qemu.guest_agent.0"}' \
-chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/run/libvirt/qemu/swtpm/3-sandbox-swtpm.sock \
-tpmdev emulator,id=tpm-tpm0,chardev=chrtpm \
-device '{"driver":"tpm-tis","tpmdev":"tpm-tpm0","id":"tpm0"}' \
-device '{"driver":"usb-tablet","id":"input0","bus":"usb.0","port":"1"}' \
-audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
-vnc 0.0.0.0:0,websocket=5700,audiodev=audio1 \
-k en-us \
-device '{"driver":"qxl-vga","id":"video0","max_outputs":1,"ram_size":67108864,"vram_size":67108864,"vram64_size_mb":0,"vgamem_mb":16,"bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
-device '{"driver":"ich9-intel-hda","id":"sound0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x8"}' \
-device '{"driver":"hda-duplex","id":"sound0-codec0","bus":"sound0.0","cad":0,"audiodev":"audio1"}' \
-device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x6"}' \
-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
-msg timestamp=on
char device redirected to /dev/pts/0 (label charserial0)
qxl_send_events: spice-server bug: guest stopped, ignoring

 

Edited October 21, 20232 yr by napalmyourmom
syntax

I'm having the same issue, except that mine is a brand new Win11 install.

Mine also halts at the "spice-server bug" line.

Did you ever find a solution?

On 4/17/2024 at 4:08 PM, Elmojo said:

I'm having the same issue, except that mine is a brand new Win11 install.

Mine also halts at the "spice-server bug" line.

Did you ever find a solution?

Unfortunately I have not found a solution to this issue.  I just scrapped the VM   How are you getting along?

14 minutes ago, napalmyourmom said:

Unfortunately I have not found a solution to this issue.  I just scrapped the VM   How are you getting along?

You know, I fixed it, but for the life of me I can't recall how!  I know that's super not helpful, sorry!

Now that I think of it, I believe the solution was to stop the container, edit it, and change the VM Console Protocol to SPICE.  Once I got it up and running once, I was able to set up RDP, then I never had to use the console again.