Using latest qemu.git I'm able to install WinXP-SP2 32-bit with: x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -L pc-bios -m 512 -hda /root/winxp.qcow2 -vnc :4 -usb -u sbdevice tablet -monitor stdio -cdrom /scratch/isos/en_winxp_pro_with_sp2.iso
It isn't fast, but it works. Please re-open this if you are still having trouble installing with KVM enabled in the latest qemu.git. ** Changed in: qemu Status: New => Fix Released ** Tags added: windows -- Hang/Crash installing Win XP/2003 in qemu (no kvm) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/557327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. Status in QEMU: Fix Released Bug description: It is impossible to install Win XP/2003 in QEmu without using KVM. XP hangs at "Setup is starting Windows", and the 2003 setup crashes with a blue screen. It is 100% reproducible, I tried it on a Win7 host and a Linux (Debian) host, and I also tried it on several differenct host CPUs (Atom N270, VIA C7 and Core2Duo) and get the same result on all of them. It appears that this bug exists in 0.10, 0.11, and 0.12. I was able to install the guest in 0.9