Ok. I figured out how to resolve the problem, but through a work-around. One main difference was I had to use qemu-img instead of dd to create the disk images. The other was during the guest system install to make logical partitions *not* primary partitions.
qemu-img create -f qcow d4.debian.ext2.qcow 400M qemu-img create -f qcow d4.debian.swap.qcow 200M Then I fire up a vncserver and connect. Inside the vnc client I could then boot the install CD and go through the installation: qemu -k fi -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso -boot d \ -hda debian2.ext2.dmg -hdb debian.swap.dmg Once the installation was done, I can then boot the new system in d4.debian.ext2.qcow : qemu -k en-us -boot c \ -hda d4.debian.ext2.qcow \ -hdb d4.debian.swap.qcow \ -cdrom debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso I'm not quite sure how to ssh to the guest system, but since I seem to be able to initiate outbound connections, it should be within reach to solve that, too. -Lars Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ensure access to your data now and in the future http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute