27.04.2010 07:54, Gary Dale wrote:
Further to below, I figured I'd try a re-install using virt-manager -
something I couldn''t get working earlier. I noticed when I installed
virt-manager, it installed a whole raft of software related to the qemu
(not qemu-kvm) package.
It also seems to be recognizing qemu-kvm, but I can't get Windows XP to
install.
I'm not sure I understand what you wrote. In any way, it is
something not related to the original bugreport, so if it is
important for you file a new bug report.
Basically, I can connect to qemu (it won't connect to, or even
recognize, qemu-kvm - the problem I was having earlier), create a new
virtual machine (I have to pre-create the virtual disk file or it will
try to create it on my system partition instead of in my home
directory), tell it that it's a Windows XP partition then begin the
install. Unfortunately, after copying files to the virtual disk, the XP
install tries to reboot but can't find a bootable disk.
Here, perform the install of windowsXP without using virt-manager,
directly with kvm running from command line. Later on you can
"import" the guest disk image into virt-manager and it will work
fine. It's a known issue and I don't yet know who's at blame --
virt-manager or kvm.
I don't know if you can help out on that issue. But the various extra
bits that virt-manager installed made me wonder if there is something in
the qemu install (that is not in the qemu-kvm install) that could cause
the issue I am having?
As far as I know virt-manager is able to work with qemu, qemu-kvm,
xen and a few other virt. technologies. Why it "decided" to install
lots of qemu dependencies is beyong me, ask virt-manager folks about
that. Again, it is not at all related to the problem at hand.
Just a thought. Any ideas?
Well, yes. We're getting too far from the initial problem. And
the problem itself, as I already pointed out several times, isn't
exactly clear either, it might be anything.
/mjt
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