Re: [Qemu-devel] problem running Windows XP on kvm

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

  On 09/14/2010 07:29 PM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> Hello
>
> I was trying to update some windows XP (SP3) images on kvm.
>
> It worked fine several times but last time I added mass storage
> drivers to sysprep and now on the second boot after reseal (the first
> is mini-setup) I get a BSOD with message
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I can post the screenshot if somebody
> thinks it is interesting enough.

Please do so.

> The same image works on hardware (which has controllers different from
> the qemu PIIX3) and in VirtualBox (with the default PIIX4 as well as
> PIIX3) so long as IO apic is enabled).
>
> I am not sure if this is an error with the MS drivers or how they are
> used in sysprep in this particular case or if his is some strange
> error in qemu emulation in the PIIX3 controller or elsewhere.
>
> The imge is originally created on hardware with MP acpi (not virtualization).
>
> If you have any ideas how to diagnose it I would be interested in hearing them.
>
>

What version of qemu are you using?

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