[nmglug] kvm ,virt-manager

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On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 10:41 -0600, Brendan wrote:
> a wrote:
> > Asking for clarification,I find several pertinent,explanatory
> > virt-manager documentation references,either dated or missing and
> > through inexperience have not been unable to reconstruct an
> > understanding of those parts.
> 
> I guess the first question is: Where is your legacy OS?  Is it on an 
> existing partition? An old hard drive?  A dd file image?  You just need 
> to tell virt-manager the path to the device or file.

The machine is a computer I have bought on-line,it is expected to arrive
today,the loaded operating system is vista.
I have been experimenting with the very fundamentals of virt-manager on
an old computer sans vitalization, nevertheless useful.

The several old computers I do have, originally had xp preloaded with a
then added ubuntu dual booting capability,ubuntu becoming the initially
loading os.
I would like to do the same with this new machine,have ubuntu load
initially.

> 
> > Question: virt-manager filling in the blanks.
> > How to  describe the iso image location, as required by the virt-manager
> > setup wizard; with the given legacy os pre-loaded?
> 
> Ah, that is a minor problem: Virt-manager assumes you're installing a 
> system from scratch rather than describing a pre-existing install.  It's 
> not a big deal though: Just tell it you're going to network boot or 
> specify a path to a cd-rom drive.  It will fail to boot the first time, 
> but virt-manager will assume the install succeeded so on subsequent 
> boots it'll just try booting off the actual storage device, whatever 
> that is.
> 
> > I have not actually created a dual booted system,assuming that as a
> > pre-requirement.

I have assumed a dual boot is necessary have ubuntu first.
> 
> Don't fully understand: What OS do you have now and what OS are you 
> trying to install?  I don't think I would say dual booting is a 
> requirement.  The only requirement is that the system running 
> virt-manager be installed at boot-able.

Vista I have now,wishing to install ubuntu as the hosting system.
> 
> -Brendan
   
 Thanks,Antonio
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