Re: [Qemu-devel] OEM Windows in Qemu

2011-12-23 Thread inbox
Jernej Simon?i? wrote: >That's the exact reason - the strings have to be present in the >correct memory region. You can use SLICToolkit (in SLP1.0 tab) to >verify if the strings are present at the right address. Alright then, do you know how to modify those values in qemu? Brian

Re: [Qemu-devel] OEM Windows in Qemu

2011-12-22 Thread inbox
>"My patch" does not produce any SLIC at all. The instructions mentions >using SLIC from your machine - "my patch" is just a way to _embed_ a given >data into VM, not a way to "produce" anything. You get in your VM what >you have outside, either in a file or in your own BIOS, depending on where >

Re: [Qemu-devel] OEM Windows in Qemu

2011-12-21 Thread inbox
Michael, Thanks for the response. Since you wrote the patch I'm using I'd say you are the most qualified to answer questions about it. :) >Note that for winXP, the only thing needed from the bios is to _mention_ - >anywhere in its memory - name of your manufacturer. That is, you can >add any ta

Re: [Qemu-devel] OEM Windows in Qemu

2011-12-20 Thread inbox
Sorry, I don't normally use this email and didn't realize it was set to html. I've been trying for several days now to get my OEM copy of Windows XP to pre-activate properly in Qemu-kvm. I saw the instructions for patching the seabios here: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2011-03/msg

[Qemu-devel] OEM Windows in Qemu

2011-12-19 Thread inbox
I've been trying for several days now to get my OEM copy of Windows XP to pre-activate properly in Qemu-kvm.  I saw the instructions for patching the seabios here:http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2011-03/msg03080.htmlThat seems to have worked as expected.  When I boot, it shows the newl