Also affects me, with some diferences (no NFS mounted image, no kickstart)
virt-install \ --connect qemu:///system \ --network network=test \ --virt-type kvm \ --name ubuntu \ --ram 512 \ --arch=x86_64 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu.img,size=7 \ --nographics \ --location /dev/sr0
Starting install... Retrieving file version.info... | 116 B 00:00 ... ERROR Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree.
Relevant log portion: [Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (OSDistro:965) Detected an Ubuntu distro [Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (ImageFetcher:169) local hasFile: Couldn't find /var/lib/libvirt/boot/virtinstmnt.ry0m3M/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/linux [Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (ImageFetcher:205) Cleaning up mount at /var/lib/libvirt/boot/virtinstmnt.ry0m3M [Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] ERROR (cli:440) Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree.
Also affects me, with some diferences (no NFS mounted image, no kickstart)
virt-install \ lib/libvirt/ images/ ubuntu. img,size= 7 \
--connect qemu:///system \
--network network=test \
--virt-type kvm \
--name ubuntu \
--ram 512 \
--arch=x86_64 \
--disk path=/var/
--nographics \
--location /dev/sr0
Starting install...
Retrieving file version.info... | 116 B 00:00 ...
ERROR Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree.
Relevant log portion: libvirt/ boot/virtinstmn t.ry0m3M/ install/ netboot/ ubuntu- installer/ i386/linux libvirt/ boot/virtinstmn t.ry0m3M
[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (OSDistro:965) Detected an Ubuntu distro
[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (ImageFetcher:169) local hasFile: Couldn't find /var/lib/
[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] DEBUG (ImageFetcher:205) Cleaning up mount at /var/lib/
[Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:46 virt-install 5556] ERROR (cli:440) Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree.