From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lonnie Mendez Subject: Re: XP SP2 install dies with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:35:08 -0600 Message-ID: <1167338108.4715.19.camel@vaio> References: <45941B7B.3020101@mr511.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org In-Reply-To: <45941B7B.3020101-0QoEqw4nQxo@public.gmane.org> 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 Thu, 2006-12-28 at 20:31 +0100, Michael Riepe wrote: > That's a known problem. XP SP2 doesn't work with the current ACPI > implementation, but you can use `qemu -no-acpi' to install and run it. > You just have to kill and restart qemu manually when XP fails to reboot > (which won't work without ACPI). Not entirely accurate. Install the NT/Legacy APM device if you want your guest to be able to close the qemu window on shutdown. After acpi is disabled there is also no need to launch with -no-acpi since the guest will no longer be using the device. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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