[CentOS] can not install CentOS as VM in KVM

[Rudi Ahlers]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Michael Zoet <Michael.Zoet at zoet.de> wrote:
>
> Am Mi, 6.04.2011, 14:51 schrieb Markus Falb:
>> On 6.4.2011 14:44, Michael Zoet wrote:
>>> Hi to all,
>>>
>>> I am trying to install CentOS 5.5 as VM on a KVM server running Ubuntu
>>> 10.04. The Problem: the installer does not find the iso image. (Direct
>>> copy from website downlod.) I can start CentOS from the iso and can even
>>> do some disk checks. But when I go further the installer says "no CDROm
>>> found". Pretty weird. I tried all CentOS 5.5. image available (Live CD,
>>> net install, bin 1 of 8, 32 bit and 64 bit).
>>> Other installation (Debin, Ubuntu, SLES, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows
>>> Server 2008) worked fine.
>>>
>>> Perhaps somebody can help me in setting things up for that.
>>
>> Try again but skip the media check.
>>
>
> Hm maybe you misunderstand me. The medicheck is not the problem! With or
> without a mediacheck the installer says "The CentOS CD was not found in
> any of your drives...." but CentOS boots from it and can do a mediacheck.
> So there is a CDROM but not for the installer fro installation...
> I really tried every combination possible!
>
> But I will try the network installation method. Much easier for a VM.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
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