Thanks, I'll try that too. I managed to make it work, but using the console with the xm create command. This site gave me some tips, useful for those migrating from debian: http://wiki.kartbuilding.net/index.php/Create_DomU []'s On Nov 21, 2007 6:32 PM, John Summerfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Joao Marcelo wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to use Virtual Manager from Scientific Linux 5.0. I want to > > create a domU with debian for hosting our previous services during > > migration for the new system with SL. Running the wizard, it asks for > > a URL containing the files for the system installation. Has anyone > > created a domU with Virtual Manager using a os other than Fedora or > > Redhat clones? > > I create a fully-virtualised Debian on f8 with this: > virt-install --name=DebianEtch --ram=384 --vcpus=1 > --file=/var/lib/xen/images/DebianEtch.img --file-size=3 --vnc --hvm > --cdrom=/var/lib/xen/images/debian-40r1-i386-DVD-1.iso --os-type=unix > > Whether that works with earlier version, I'll leave you to discover; I > don't have the hardware for it. > > Note that (on f8) there are two viewers. virt-manager starts the wrong one. > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] > -- Advice > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > Please do not reply off-list > -- __________________________________ João Marcelo Uchôa de Alencar jmarcelo.alencar(arroba)gmail.com msn: jmarcelo_alencar(arroba)hotmail.com Linux User 398939 simetriade.blogspot.com __________________________________