From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: Fedora 8 as kvm guest Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:36:42 +0200 Message-ID: <47AEE1CA.3050602@qumranet.com> References: <200802030506.m1356N3E002718@linus.cs.queensu.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To: Bob Tennent Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200802030506.m1356N3E002718@linus.cs.queensu.ca> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Bob Tennent wrote: > I'm experimenting with kvm on a Fedora 8 system. I've installed the > necessary packages, have a suitable CPU etc. I'll eventually aim for > a Windows guest, but am trying out a virtual Fedora 8 guest. When I > try to install a Fedora guest, it threatens to wipe and re-partition > the whole drive. It does this whether I specify an installation file > or partition in virt-manager. Can I ignore this? I don't want my whole > installation wiped. Is the hypervisor presenting the Fedora install with > a file/parition and making it think it has a whole drive? > Yes, it's a virtual drive that is implemented as a file on the host. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/