I've also been hit by this bug. Having recently installed xen on Centos 5.1, I've been a bit disappointed with the problems I've had with getting it running on Ubuntu (8.04 amd64 server, intel core 2).
I realise that Ubuntu has decided to favour KVM, but like the original submitter, As one of my VMs I'm wanting to try is a Solaris DomU, I need xen instead of KVM. Debug output: titus# virt-install --connect=xen:/// --debug Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)? This will allow you to run unmodified operating systems. no What is the name of your virtual machine? mythtv How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 512 What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /dev/mapper/vg1-mythtv Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:31:35 DEBUG Path is block file: Assuming Block disk type. Floating point exception (I'd previously run lvcreate to create /dev/mapper/vg1-mythtv) -- Virt-install fails on Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Dom0 (amd64) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235773 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
