Windows ISO is not working with qvm-start

sfur...@gmail.com

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Nov 5, 2015, 12:45:39 PM11/5/15

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I have a fresh install of Qubes 3.0

I'm trying to create a Windows 7 VM using the instructions here (https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/hvm-create/)

When I run "qvm-create win7 --hvm --label green", the vm shows up in the VM Manager, yet when I run the second command, "qvm-start win7 --cdrom=[path to iso]", I get an error "libxenlight failed to create new domain 'win7'"

I mounted a USB to dom0 and copied the ISO to the downloads directory under my user profile. That is the path I used in the command above. Is there a step I'm missing?

Scott Furr

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Nov 5, 2015, 1:30:04 PM11/5/15

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Nevermind. I found out how to add the ISO as a cdrom in the VM Manager. All good now!

Marek Marczykowski-Górecki

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Nov 5, 2015, 5:02:11 PM11/5/15

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:)

Anyway I guess you've used relative path in qvm-start, but the full path
is needed.

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Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
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