Description of problem: When trying to create/install a guest using virt-manager using ISO files as the install method, the exception libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: qemu: 'iso' invalid format is being thrown Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Virt-manager version: virt-manager-0.8.0-3.fc12.noarch Other relevant package versions: libvirt-python-0.7.1-1.fc12.i686 libvirt-client-0.7.1-1.fc12.i686 libvirt-0.7.1-1.fc12.i686 qemu-img-0.10.92-4.fc12.i686 qemu-kvm-0.10.92-4.fc12.i686 qemu-common-0.10.92-4.fc12.i686 gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-5.fc12.noarch qemu-system-x86-0.10.92-4.fc12.i686 How reproducible: Allways Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start virt-manager 2. Click on the "New VM" button 3. Fill all properties of your new VM, choose "Local install media" install 4. Select the ISO file you want to use to install your host 5. Finish the wizard. Once the vm is created, the following exception is thrown: Unable to complete install '<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal error unable to start guest: qemu: 'iso' invalid format Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1489, in do_install dom = guest.start_install(False, meter = meter) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 628, in start_install return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 726, in _do_install self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1077, in createLinux if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self) libvirtError: internal error unable to start guest: qemu: 'iso' invalid format ' Actual results: Not being able to create VM on virt-manager Expected results: Have a functional VM running the OS install contained on the ISO file Additional info: The version of virt-manager immediately before this one didn't have this problem, in the rpm update log I verified a fix along the lines of "don't use virtio for CD-ROMS".
lmr: could you include ~/.virt-manager/virt-manager.log and /var/log/libvirt/qemu/$guest.log http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reporting_virtualization_bugs (In reply to comment #0) > Additional info: The version of virt-manager immediately before this one didn't > have this problem, in the rpm update log I verified a fix along the lines of > "don't use virtio for CD-ROMS". Thanks for that, sounds like a problem with the fix for bug #517151
Fixed upstream: http://hg.et.redhat.com/cgi-bin/hg-virt.cgi/applications/virtinst--devel/rev/aff98f015293
Should be fixed in virtinst-0.500.0-4.