>Dor, >> Did you use kvm-16? > Yes, but this problem also occurred in older versions of KVM; I was >simply too lazy to send a message in this forum. > >>Is there a chance you're using qemu's original bios ( from qemu's rpm )? > >I don't know what is qemu's original bios ( from qemu's rpm ). >currently rpm -q qemu returns nothing. > > >>Use cat /proc/$(pgrep qemu)/fd | grep bios > >ls /proc/`pgrep qemu`/fd gives: >0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sorry, it should have been with " ls -la /proc/`pgrep qemu`/fd".
Please also do " cat proc/`pgrep qemu`/cmdline".
Since installing windowsXP works for us with -no-acpi flag, I suspect
that if you installed it with the -no-kvm flag it might have picked up
the APIC HAL. In that case, after the installation it won't help doing
the -no-acpi thing.
So you need to follow the following workaround:
Run the guest without kvm (-no-kvm) My Computer -> Properties ->
Hardware -> Device Manager -> [Whatever under Computer] -> Properties
-> Update Driver -> Not at this time -> Next -> Install from a list ->
Next -> Don't search -> Next -> Standard PC -> Next. "Standard PC" is
the noacpi HAL.
After that you can start the guest again without the -no-kvm flag.
If the problem continues, run the attached kvm_stat script and send its
statistics.
Good luck,
Dor.
>
>
>Regards,
>Ian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On 3/10/07, Dor Laor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >Dor,
>> > Thnks !
>> >>Also, did you try running with -no-kvm?
>> >
>> >I made a trial with -no-kvm and without modprobing the kvm module.
It
>> >works like a charm.
>>
>> It's good but it should had worked with kvm, especially after the
>> installation.
>> Did you use kvm-16?
>> Is there a chance you're using qemu's original bios ( from qemu's rpm
)?
>> Use cat /proc/$(pgrep qemu)/fd | grep bios
>>
>> >
>> >Instalation of windows finished OK.
>> >Afterwards I had modprobed the kvm module.
>> >
>> >And then, when starting windows with:
>> >/usr/local/kvm/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 . -hda vdisk.img -boot c -m
384
>> >it got stuck with "starting windows...".
>> >
>> >So , I tried adding the -no-kvm flag:
>> >/usr/local/kvm/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 . -hda vdisk.img -boot c -m
384
>> -no-
>> >kvm
>> >And windows started !
>> >
>> >
>> >I admire the KVM project; Avi Kivitty gave a lesson to the Linux
world
>> on
>> >how
>> >to integrate efficiently and quickly a full virtualization solution
>> into
>> >the Linux Kernel.
>> >
>> >However, I think you should ***immediately*** update the how-to with
>> the
>> >usage
>> >of this -no-kvm flag when installation get stuck.
>> >I don't know on which occastions this flag should occur (I mean on
>> >which machines,
>> >etc). But the fact is that using this flag in my case solves both
>> problems
>> >-
>> >installation and running windows afterwards.
>> >I don't Just think of those who downloaded the kvm sw, tried it and
>> gave up
>> >because of this.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Ian
>> >
>> >
>> >On 3/9/07, Dor Laor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> >Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> >I am trying to install windows under FC6 on x86_64. The processor
is
>> >> AMD
>> >> >which has support for virtualization (I do see "svm" in the
flags
>> of
>> >> >/proc/cpuinfo).
>> >> >
>> >> >I made three ties according to KVM howto; first win2k, than
win2003,
>> >> than
>> >> >winxp, and they all failed.
>> >> >
>> >> >More details:
>> >> >I have a machine with 1GB of RAM.
>> >> >After building and modprobe kvm-amd,
>> >> >I ran:
>> >> >/usr/local/kvm/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow vdisk.img 10G
>> >> >and than:
>> >> >/usr/local/kvm/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 . -hda vdisk.img -cdrom
>> /dev/hdb
>> >> >-no-acpi -boot d -m 384
>> >> >
>> >> >In all three cases it started the installation, go to a screen
>> saying ,
>> >> at
>> >> >the
>> >> >bootom,"setup is starting windows", and than I wait for ten
minutes
>> and
>> >> >nothing
>> >> >changes on screen.
>> >> >If I try to click on the installation window - it panics (Blue
>> Screen
>> >> Of
>> >> >Death).
>> >> >Any idea what is happening here ? should I wait more ???
>> >>
>> >> - Can you tell what's the BSOD error message?
>> >> If you run without the no-acpi you get BSOD of no acpi support
but
>> >> with
>> >> the flag it should be Ok.
>> >> - Also, did you try running with -no-kvm?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >one more thing: /dev/hdb is the DVD drive (and it is not
mounted).
>> >> >
>> >> >Regards,
>> >> >Ian
>> >> >
>> >>
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