Attempting to debug, I started the "installation" with xenguest-install -n domu -r 512 -f /root/domu.img \ -s 4 --nographics -p \ -l http://hummer.zko.hp.com/fedora/linux/core/development/ia64/os/ \ -x 'ide0=noprobe ide1=noprobe ide2=noprobe ide3=noprobe rescue nomount' but it appears rescue mode doesn't work with today's rawhide, at least not under xenguest-install: Running anaconda, the Fedora Core rescue mode - please wait... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 703, in ? rescue.runRescue(anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/rescue.py", line 260, in runRescue runShell(screen) UnboundLocalError: local variable 'screen' referenced before assignment install exited abnormally [1/1] The bug looks apparent in rescue.py: screen is only initialized under the condition: if not methodUsesNetworking(anaconda.id.methodstr) Aron -- Fedora-xen mailing list Fedora-xen@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-xen