From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gzjpg-00038i-5E for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:13:20 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gzjpd-00038W-RY for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:13:19 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gzjpd-00038T-Ob for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:13:17 -0500 Received: from [212.247.154.77] (helo=swip.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Gzjpd-0003it-De for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:13:17 -0500 Received: from [83.187.224.33] (account cxu-64h-bfx@tele2.it HELO [10.0.0.16]) by mailfe03.swip.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.12) with ESMTPA id 375460107 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:13:14 +0100 From: Roberto Polli Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:13:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200612280213.11840.rpolli@babel.it> Subject: [Qemu-devel] boot a preinstalled winxp on linux/x86: writing a patch... Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org hi all, I tried to boot my preinstalled winxp with # qemu -boot c -hda /dev/hda that's what happens: - qemu load grub, and I select to boot winxp (grub says "chainloader +1, then boot") - qemu starts to load winxp, with a winxp boot screen - qemu fails and reboots it seems qemu stops loading winxp when /dev/hda "ends" and /dev/hda1 starts. I could build a patch to fix it, but before start studing qemu source, I'd like to ear from you - yes, if it was easy you guru already would have done it! tia, R. -- Roberto Polli Babel S.r.l. - http://www.babel.it Tel. +39.06.91801075 - fax +39.06.91612446 P.zza S.Benedetto da Norcia, 33 - 00040 Pomezia (Roma)