> Then use virsh vncdisplay to get the port on the server to connect > your VNC viewer. We use an SSH tunnel for the connection to ensure > security. > > Neil > ok so I must to be doing something wrong.. here is my line: virt-install --connect qemu:///system -n fedora_core12 -r 1048576 --vcpus=2 -f /var/kvm_image s_local/fedora_core12.qcow2 -s 20 -c ~/Fedora-12-x86_64-netinst.iso --os-type linux --acce lerate --vnc --noautoconsole --network=bridge:br0 --hvm then I get: Starting install... monitor socket did not show up.: Connection refused Domain installation may not have been successful. If it was, you can restart your domain by running 'virsh start fedora_core12'; otherwise, please restart your installation. ERROR monitor socket did not show up.: Connection refused Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 780, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 678, in main start_time, guest.start_install) File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 733, in do_install dom = install_func(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait)) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 541, in start_install return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 633, in _do_install self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 1077, in createLinux if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self) libvirtError: monitor socket did not show up.: Connection refused Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html