From: Martin Kraus <martin.kraus@wujiman.net>
To: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm <kvm@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: windows 2008 installation doesn't recognize cdrom
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:29:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100830152944.GB30293@/bin/hostname> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C7BBC35.1000605@redhat.com>
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 04:12:05PM +0200, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> On 08/30/10 14:45, Martin Kraus wrote:
> > By the installer I've meant the windows installer which complains that it can't
> > find a driver for cdrom (emulated by kvm patched qemu). I can boot from the cd
> > image by using -drive file=.....media=cdrom or -cdrom ... and the
> > installation starts but it stops at the second installation window asking to
> > browse manualy for an appropriate driver.
> >
> > I've been just wondering if anyone came across this problem or if I should
> > blame it on Windows.
>
> That is very odd, I have certainly managed to install win2k8 here from
> an ISO image without problems. If you launch it with -monitor stdio what
> do you get when you type 'info block' ?
ide0-hd0: type=hd removable=0 file=/dev/mapper/virtual-pinda ro=0 drv=host_device encrypted=0
ide1-cd0: type=cdrom removable=1 locked=0 file=/root/pub/iso/SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_2008_R2_x64_ENG_1_ProdAct_X15-50365(2).ISO ro=0 drv=raw encrypted=0
floppy0: type=floppy removable=1 locked=0 [not inserted]
sd0: type=floppy removable=1 locked=0 [not inserted]
I'll try to download the iso again if I manage to get past the microsoft
signon.
mk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-30 15:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-28 15:44 windows 2008 installation doesn't recognize cdrom Martin Kraus
2010-08-30 10:15 ` Jes Sorensen
2010-08-30 12:45 ` Martin Kraus
2010-08-30 14:12 ` Jes Sorensen
2010-08-30 15:29 ` Martin Kraus [this message]
2010-08-31 22:36 ` Martin Kraus
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