Run virt-manager on a separate machine, and use the COS6 minimal iso for the install. Haven't done this yet myself, but I'd bet it will work. On 10/26/2011 02:37 PM, Bob Hoffman wrote: > Hi, > Been fighting with this for a long time and have narrowed my issues down > to one item... > > How to use a iso image file to install a guest os with centos6? > > I installed centos6 with the virt host package. > > According to few obscure sites virt-install cannot use local media iso > to install guests. > With virt-manager I was able to use the same iso to make a guest, but I > do not want the gui on the server. > > I tried mounting, umounting it..I tried using dd to bring the bootable > iso from the cdrom. > > the issue I think, but not sure, is the use of the console directive > with virt-install. > It appears --extra-args="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200" works fine > when using --location, but not --cdrom > > Unfortunately '--location" will ignore the path provided for the local > iso and want to go to > a url, an nfs, a virtual hard drive or cdrom....thus not able to install > from local media. > However, the text installer does come up. > > when using "--cdrom" and use location to the different ISO's I added the > console will not come up > as the --extra-args="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200" is ignored I assume. > > I cannot believe that the only way to install a guest on my machine is > to use the desktop gui or a > remote iso only. There has to be a way to install via the local iso... > > I have tried about 40 times with different ideas, even playing with the > files on the mounted bootable iso. > However, the console only works with --location thus unusable.....sigh. > > any help appreciated. > > here is just a basic example of my attempts > virt-install --name test --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --prompt --nographics > --location=/backups/backup1/centos6.iso --extra-args="console=tty0 > console=ttyS0,115200" > > I do not want VNC since again, that is not part of the normal install > and is again asking me to use a remote computer > to install on my local one, which is just not right. There must be a way > to install on my local computer, from my local computer, > from local file, a local guest.... isn't there? -- -Eric 'shubes' _______________________________________________ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
