[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#579146: Bug#579146: cdrom install

[Guido Günther]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 01:10:36PM +0800, IAN DELANEY wrote:
> Guido
> yes,  I actually missed including the hyperlink.  In fact, I completely slipped up.
> Anyway.
> 
> 
> Using virt-manager
> to install a new xen vm, select the first option, local install media.  This is
> the first wizzard screen.
> 
> Then move to the second wizzard screen, select the first check box, use CDROM
> OR DVD.  (Initially this was my bug, but it resolved, leading to the other
> entries.)  This resolved, but it then faulted in a different way -
> 
> Progress to the last wizzard screen, under Advanced options, it
> fails to offer a selection of paravirt or full virt.
> i.e.  There is a drop box or list box for Virt type. The entries paravirt and
> full virt are both greyed out.
Are paravirt CDROM installs supported by virt-manager? Where would you
fetch the kernel/initramfs from? If you're using CDROM it will try to
_boot_ from that CDROM which won't work with paravirt.

> If the selection is made to finish, it creates the disk image, then presents
> the error message failed to install,
You reported another bug about HVM installs so IMHO this can't work
until Xen HVM is fixed on Lenny.
Cheers,
 -- Guido