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Re: [Xen-users] installing a vm with virt-install

To: "Daniel McBrearty" <danielmcbrearty@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] installing a vm with virt-install
From: "Augusto Castelan Carlson" <accarlson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:24:34 -0200
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Hi!

> I am trying to use virt-install (or it's GUI equiv through
> virt-manager) to set up a new VM. I am trying to give a local empty
> file file (created with dd as per docs) as the hard disc, and get it
> to install from an iso file. Every time I give the location for the
> iso file, I get the error:
>
> ERROR:  Could not find an installable distribution the install location
>
> I have tried giving the full path to the ISO, the path to the
> containing directory, also ftp:// ... to the directory on an external
> server. Always the same thing. I've also tried DamnSmallLinux and
> Debian iso's
>
> what am I doing wrong? what is the easy way to do this?

Can you post the entire command?

Regards,
-- 
Augusto

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