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.
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