On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 11:08:17AM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote: > > On 01.03.2012, at 10:54, Gleb Natapov wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 10:46:37AM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote: > >> > >> On 01.03.2012, at 09:00, Andreas Färber wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Am 01.03.2012 05:24, schrieb Jun Koi: > >>>> anybody tested Qemu with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview? > >>>> > >>>> i tried the 32-bit ISO file with 1.0.1, with and without -enable-kvm, > >>>> and Qemu reboots immediately after the first screen. that is no more > >>>> than 10 seconds into the boot. > >>> > >>> Alex has posted patches that supposedly make AHCI boot work. > >> > >> Yes, but TCG mode also failed on me. I only tried the x64 version though. > >> > >> > > Why AHCI is needed? I was able to install it on ide (qemu-kvm -cpu > > host). > > It's not needed, it's just faster. Andreas was trying to say that I did run > Windows 8, because I had it working with AHCI. :) > > Ah, got it. Well, I confirm that it runs, but installing it was the least pleasant computer experience I ever had, so why bother? :)
-- Gleb.