[Discuss] Virt-Manager

[epp at sillydog.org (Edward)]

After realizing that I forgot to add the relevant USB hardware to the 
VM, I deleted it, as they could be not added after the fact.

Upon attempting to recreate it with the USB hardware added in, all 
attempts were unsuccessful. virt-manager wants the name of the distro 
during the creation of the VM. Since the name of the distro (PCLinuxOS) 
was not in the database, I tried all four of the 'Generic' entries, the 
latest Mandriva (EOL) entry (2011) since the distro was originally based 
on Mandriva), Clear Linux, Arch Linux and finally Ubuntu.

None of these would boot the image into a usable live desktop to which 
the OS could then be installed. The image either crashed within the VM, 
it froze on the screen to select the keyboard, or IF the desktop 
appeared, once a second Network Manager applet icon appeared, the video 
server crashes and reboots the desktop, repeatedly. The only way to exit 
was to use virt-manager's Force Off option.

So I have reached the conclusion, that, in a home environment, a VM 
serves no useful purpose and is quite frankly, a waste of time, IMHO.