Re: [Qemu-devel] [Bug 586420] Re: WinXP install cd hangs at boot time if machine started with floppy
On 06/10/10 12:49, tekditt wrote: > Well, I forgot something to mention. Again: > > I can boot the install CDs of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 if I > DON'T use any floppy drive. -fda/-fdb FILE as well as -drive > file=FILE,if=floppy are causing this bug, the bug not to be able to boot > these install CDs. Just to be sure I understand you 100% - what you are saying is that it works ok if you don't specify a floppy image? If that is the case, does this floppy image you are specifying boot on it's own? It could be corrupted. Cheers, Jes
Re: [Qemu-devel] [Bug 586420] Re: WinXP install cd hangs at boot time if machine started with floppy
10.06.2010 14:49, tekditt wrote: Well, I forgot something to mention. Again: I can boot the install CDs of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 if I DON'T use any floppy drive. -fda/-fdb FILE as well as -drive file=FILE,if=floppy are causing this bug, the bug not to be able to boot these install CDs. Works For Me (tm) with and without floppy image, with several versions of qemu-kvm and qemu, and using several different winXP install CD images (one is even pre-SP1). Just a wild guess: maybe you've something "wrong" in the floppy image that causes winXP to hang? I tried ms-dos-6.22 boot floppy and a blank (all-zeros) image. Or maybe it's of a wrong geometry/size, whatever... /mjt
