On Mon, August 29, 2011 17:09, James B. Byrne wrote: > CentOS-6.0 > > I created an lv (120 Gb) to hold the image of a KVM > guest instance. I mounted this at > /var/lib/libvirt/images/lv_guest01. > When I do a df I see the lv is mounted at the desired > location. > > When I run the virtual machine manager from the desktop > I am given the option to install the image into the root > directory tree or to browse for an alternative location. > When I browse to the mount point of the lv then the > virtual machine manger becomes non-responsive and I get > a swirling circular pattern in the right hand pane of > the file browser. > This has been reported upstream as a bug, 734529. The issue arises when one browses to an empty directory. The file browser enters an indefinite wait state without displaying anything in the browser window or providing any message as to what the user need do next. One may navigate back out of the directory but the need for this action is not made evident. If, instead, one browses to an existing FILE then one may use that file as the virtual machine image store. Therefore, the work around for my situation is to create the logical volume, mount it, then create an empty file having the desired name within it and only then start the process of creating a new virtual machine. -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3