[BUG] Podman Desktop - OpenShift local start error: connect ENOENT //?/pipe/crc-http

[ScrewTSW]

General information

• OS: Windows
• Hypervisor: Hyper-V
• Did you run crc setup before starting it (Yes/No)? No - Podman Desktop extension create cluster command
• Running CRC on: Laptop

CRC version

CRC version: 2.34.1+b470b5
OpenShift version: 4.15.3
Podman version: 4.4.4

crc reports a mismatched version to what is installed on the system, is this a concern?
$ podman version:

Client: Podman Engine
Version: 4.9.4
API Version: 4.9.4
Go Version: go1.22.1
Git Commit: 3aceae8ace3c7e3c5591900db32d188cf60be535
Built: Thu Mar 28 14:33:28 2024
OS/Arch: windows/amd64

Server: Podman Engine
Version: 4.9.4
API Version: 4.9.4
Go Version: go1.21.8
Built: Tue Mar 26 10:39:52 2024
OS/Arch: linux/amd64

CRC status

DEBU CRC version: 2.34.1+b470b5
DEBU OpenShift version: 4.15.3
DEBU Podman version: 4.4.4
DEBU Running 'crc status'
crc does not seem to be set up correctly, have you run 'crc setup'?

CRC config

- consent-telemetry : no

Host Operating System

$ systeminfo

Host Name:                 DESKTOP-G7GMBRU
OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version:                10.0.19045 N/A Build 19045
OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration:          Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type:             Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner:          ScrewTSW
Registered Organization:
Product ID:                00330-81624-93145-AA279
Original Install Date:     11/29/2023, 1:38:13 PM
System Boot Time:          4/3/2024, 2:28:56 PM
System Manufacturer:       LENOVO
System Model:              20LAS3NJ0S
System Type:               x64-based PC
Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.
                           [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10 GenuineI
ntel ~1910 Mhz
BIOS Version:              LENOVO N27ET51W (1.37 ), 8/22/2023
Windows Directory:         C:\Windows
System Directory:          C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device:               \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale:             en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale:              en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone:                 (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana
, Prague
Total Physical Memory:     32,611 MB
Available Physical Memory: 22,619 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size:  37,475 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 26,620 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use:    10,855 MB
Page File Location(s):     C:\pagefile.sys
Domain:                    WORKGROUP
Logon Server:              \\DESKTOP-G7GMBRU
Hotfix(s):                 15 Hotfix(s) Installed.
                           [01]: KB5034466
                           [02]: KB5031988
                           [03]: KB4562830
                           [04]: KB4570334
                           [05]: KB4577586
                           [06]: KB4580325
                           [07]: KB4586864
                           [08]: KB5011048
                           [09]: KB5015684
                           [10]: KB5020683
                           [11]: KB5035845
                           [12]: KB5032392
                           [13]: KB5032907
                           [14]: KB5034224
                           [15]: KB5036447
Network Card(s):           6 NIC(s) Installed.
                           [01]: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (4) I219-LM
                                 Connection Name: Ethernet
                                 Status:          Media disconnected
                           [02]: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
                                 Connection Name: Wi-Fi
                                 DHCP Enabled:    Yes
                                 DHCP Server:     192.168.1.1
                                 IP address(es)
                                 [01]: 192.168.1.155
                           [03]: Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter
                                 Connection Name: vEthernet (WSL)
                                 DHCP Enabled:    No
                                 IP address(es)
                                 [01]: 172.24.96.1
                                 [02]: fe80::274c:c4b6:9421:e2f7
                           [04]: Wintun Userspace Tunnel
                                 Connection Name: OpenVPN Wintun
                                 Status:          Media disconnected
                           [05]: TAP-Windows Adapter V9
                                 Connection Name: OpenVPN TAP-Windows6
                                 Status:          Media disconnected
                           [06]: OpenVPN Data Channel Offload
                                 Connection Name: OpenVPN Data Channel Offload
                                 Status:          Media disconnected
Hyper-V Requirements:      A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for
 Hyper-V will not be displayed.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Podman Dekstop
2. Install OpenShift Local extension
3. Set extension to microshift
4. Try to create a cluster

Expected

Cluster is properly started

Actual

Error in screenshot is displayed during cluster creation

Logs

Before gather the logs try following if that fix your issue

$ crc delete -f
$ crc cleanup
$ crc setup
$ crc start --log-level debug

• step irrlevant, cluster configuration and management done by Podman Desktop
• application console shows no error besides the RequestError exception shown in screenshot as well

Please consider posting the output of crc start --log-level debug on http://gist.github.com/ and post the link in the issue.

Additional context