Jim Trainor wrote on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:22:38 -0500: > virt-install --paravirt -name vm-1 --ram 512 --file /vm/1/vm-1.img > --file-size -4 --nographcs --location:nfs:192.168.1.101:/mnt/iso did you type this or did you copy this from the shell? There are several errors/typos in it. virt-install -p --location=ftp://...... --noautoconsole --nographics -- file=/home2/vm/d-minimal.img --file-size=1 --name=d-mini --ram=256 does work. Even if it's possible to omit the equals signs I would think that "-4" *means* "minus 4" .... And ":" for the "=" are surely not allowed I guess. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com