From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Abrahams Subject: Re: Windows under KVM + dual boot Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:29:08 -0400 Message-ID: <87bqhvcih7.fsf@grogan.peloton> References: <871wivr3e5.fsf@valverde.peloton> <46185D82.2090908@codemonkey.ws> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org on Sat Apr 07 2007, Anthony Liguori wrote: > David Abrahams wrote: >> I want to be able to launch the same windows installation under KVM/Linux >> that I can also boot into directly. Are there instructions somewhere >> for that? >> >> I could try to adapt http://www.motin.eu/www/mirror/physvmware/, but I >> would prefer to have something more kvm-specific if possible. >> > > I'm not aware of anyone doing this currently although I suspect that > it's definitely possible. If you have any success, documenting it in > the wiki would be greatly appreciated! Unfortunately, KVM core dumps the instant I select XP from my grub menu. By contrast, it will happily launch a linux kernel (on partitions other than the ones I'm booted into; don't worry). This makes me think that it's probably not a driver problem, although I could of course be wrong. Anyone care to help me diagnose this one? Thanks, -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com Don't Miss BoostCon 2007! ==> http://www.boostcon.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV