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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Here's the procedure:</FONT></DIV>

<DIV># qemu-img -f qcow2 /vm/win2k3.img 8G</DIV>

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<DIV>#&nbsp;virt-install&nbsp;--connect&nbsp;qemu:///system&nbsp;-n&nbsp;win2k3&nbsp;-r&nbsp;512&nbsp;--vcpus=1&nbsp;-c&nbsp;/home/temp/win2003sp2ins.iso 

-f&nbsp;/vm/win2k3.img&nbsp;-s&nbsp;4</DIV>

<DIV>--network=bridge:br0&nbsp;--mac=00:ff:ff:ff:58:58&nbsp;--noautoconsole&nbsp;--vnc&nbsp;--os-type=windows&nbsp;--os-variant=win2k3&nbsp;--hvm&nbsp;--accelerate</DIV>

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<DIV>And I get error as below:</DIV>

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<DIV>Starting&nbsp;install...</DIV>

<DIV>internal&nbsp;error&nbsp;unable&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;guest:&nbsp;qemu:&nbsp;could&nbsp;not&nbsp;open&nbsp;disk&nbsp;image&nbsp;/vm/win2k3.img</DIV>

<DIV></DIV>

<DIV>Domain&nbsp;installation&nbsp;may&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;been</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;successful.&nbsp;&nbsp;If&nbsp;it&nbsp;was,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;restart&nbsp;your&nbsp;domain</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;by&nbsp;running&nbsp;'virsh&nbsp;start&nbsp;win2k3';&nbsp;otherwise,&nbsp;please</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;restart&nbsp;your&nbsp;installation.</DIV>

<DIV>ERROR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;internal&nbsp;error&nbsp;unable&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;guest:&nbsp;qemu:&nbsp;could&nbsp;not&nbsp;open&nbsp;disk&nbsp;image&nbsp;/vm/win2k3.img</DIV>

<DIV>Traceback&nbsp;(most&nbsp;recent&nbsp;call&nbsp;last):</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/sbin/virt-install",&nbsp;line&nbsp;861,&nbsp;in&nbsp;?</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;main()</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/sbin/virt-install",&nbsp;line&nbsp;759,&nbsp;in&nbsp;main</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;start_time,&nbsp;guest.start_install)</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/sbin/virt-install",&nbsp;line&nbsp;814,&nbsp;in&nbsp;do_install</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dom&nbsp;=&nbsp;install_func(conscb,&nbsp;progresscb,&nbsp;wait=(not&nbsp;wait))</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",&nbsp;line&nbsp;541,&nbsp;in&nbsp;start_install</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;self._do_install(consolecb,&nbsp;meter,&nbsp;removeOld,&nbsp;wait)</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",&nbsp;line&nbsp;633,&nbsp;in&nbsp;_do_install</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;self.domain&nbsp;=&nbsp;self.conn.createLinux(install_xml,&nbsp;0)</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;File&nbsp;"/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/libvirt.py",&nbsp;line&nbsp;974,&nbsp;in&nbsp;createLinux</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if&nbsp;ret&nbsp;is&nbsp;None:raise&nbsp;libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux()&nbsp;failed',&nbsp;conn=self)</DIV>

<DIV>libvirtError:&nbsp;internal&nbsp;error&nbsp;unable&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;guest:&nbsp;qemu:&nbsp;could&nbsp;not&nbsp;open&nbsp;disk&nbsp;image&nbsp;/vm/win2k3.img</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV>any idea?</DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#c0c0c0 size=2>2009-12-08 

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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#c0c0c0 size=2><SPAN>rewing</SPAN> 

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