Enhancement to default to PV instead of HVM on Xen host. Index: virt-manager-1.5.0/virtManager/create.py =================================================================== --- virt-manager-1.5.0.orig/virtManager/create.py +++ virt-manager-1.5.0/virtManager/create.py @@ -759,7 +759,12 @@ class vmmCreate(vmmGObjectUI): if gtype is None: # If none specified, prefer HVM so install options aren't limited # with a default PV choice. + # If xen connection, favor PV installation + conn_is_xen = self.conn.is_xen() for g in self.conn.caps.guests: + if conn_is_xen and g.os_type == "xen": + gtype = "xen" + break if g.os_type == "hvm": gtype = "hvm" break