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From: "Nigel J. Terry" <nigel@nigelterry.net>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Windows Vista
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:11:31 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4488BCB3.8060502@nigelterry.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46d6db660606080747n227bf5b3mf739ce031ef8841a@mail.gmail.com>

Christian MICHON wrote:
> don't you need special acpi features inside qemu/bios, otherwise the iso
> would not boot ?
>
> On 6/8/06, Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi people,
>>
>> Microsoft has released a free download ISO of Windows Vista Beta 2.
>> This Beta will expire at July 1st 2007.
>>
>> Anyone who want to download it (3.3 GB for 32 bit version, 4.4 GB for
>> 64 bit version) can go to:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
>>
>> It might be fun to test it :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hetz
>> -- 
>> Visit my blog (hebrew) for things that (sometimes) matter:
>>  http://wp.dad-answers.com
>>
>>
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>> Qemu-devel@nongnu.org
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>>
>
>
Yes you do need ACPI to get the .iso to boot. I tried it and it failed. 
You also need 512M of ram and the ability to accept that your PC will 
BSOD often :-)

I'll stick with FC5

Nigel

  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-09  0:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-08 12:04 [Qemu-devel] Windows Vista Hetz Ben Hamo
2006-06-08 14:47 ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-09  0:11   ` Nigel J. Terry [this message]
2006-06-09  7:55     ` René Korthaus
2006-06-09  8:20       ` René Korthaus
2006-06-09 12:08         ` Brian Wheeler
2006-06-09 12:25           ` René Korthaus
2006-06-09 12:41             ` Brian Wheeler
2006-06-09 12:55               ` René Korthaus
2006-06-09 13:11     ` RE : " Sylvain Petreolle
2006-06-09 13:20       ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-09 14:05         ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-09 15:35           ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-09 20:27             ` Natalia Portillo
2006-06-09 20:41               ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-09 20:47                 ` Paul Brook
2006-06-09 20:59                   ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-12 19:33                   ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-12 19:39                     ` Natalia Portillo
2006-06-12 19:49                       ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-12 19:56                       ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-12 20:46                         ` Christian MICHON
2006-06-15  1:36                     ` Joseph Miller
2006-06-09 20:48                 ` RE : " Natalia Portillo
2006-06-09 20:50                 ` René Korthaus

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