Re: [kvm-devel] new user issues

[Amit S. <ami...@qu...>]

On Monday 17 December 2007 03:18:55 Peter O'Reilly wrote:
> Is there a GUI for managing virtual machine with KVM?
>
> I have tried to get kvm working with this tutorial from the command line,
>
> http://www.michaeldolan.com/1030#comment-10228
>
> ...but this is the problem I can't get past,
>
>
> I added the user to the kvm group and confirmed it,
>
> pr@AMD:~$ sudo adduser pr kvm
>
> The user `pr=E2=80=99 is already a member of `kvm=E2=80=99.
>
> Then, with this command,
>
> pr@AMD:~$ kvm -std-vga -m 750 -cdrom
> /home/pr/kubuntu-7.10-desktop-amd64.iso -boot d gutsy-desktop.img
>
> open /dev/kvm: Permission denied

You have to log out and log in for this to take effect.

> sudo kvm -std-vga -m 750 -cdrom /home/pr/kubuntu-7.10-desktop-amd64.iso
> -boot d gutsy-desktop.img
>
> I just get the =E2=80=9CI/O Error Error Reading Boot CD=E2=80=9D error in=
 the =C2=A0QEMU/KVM
> screen,

add the -hda option before gutsy-desktop.img. Also verify if the hash of th=
e=20
ISO is correct (md5sum / sha1)

Amit.