malc a écrit :
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, De Leeuw Guy wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I'm new with qemu. >> I install qemu and kqemu by download and compile the sources >> qemu-0.8.0 and kqemu-0.7.2 on a debian testing >> I try to install windows xp pro upgrade version (official) , the boot >> start and after different stages >> windows ask me to change the cdrom and put a valid version of windows >> (aka xp home, winme, ect...) >> I upgrade from my official xp home >> I switch to the qemu console (ctrl-alt-shift-2) and I run these >> commands : >> eject cdrom (and I change the media xp pro by my xp home) >> change cdrom /dev/cdrom >> ctrl-alt-shift-1 >> enter >> and the install xp tools go back to the same message (the cdrom led >> still inactive) >> How can I force the change of the cdrom for xp ? >> >> I test this couple of media on a pc test and the install work. >> >> I try to copy via dd the two cdrom on my harddrive and launch qemu with >> the two images, but same: not working >> >> When I trie to install a full version of windows xp pro, ok work fine. >> >> >> Can you help me ? > > > Linuxs VFS is blissfuly unaware that the physical media has changed and > therefore when QEMU tries to read from the fd that corresponds to > /dev/cdrom it gets old (cached) data. > > To workaround you can dump the contents of your physical CDs on disk and > install from them. > Thanks, but I try that have you a particular example to process ? Guy _______________________________________________ Qemu-devel mailing list Qemu-devel@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
