Re: Windows under KVM + dual boot

[Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>]

David Abrahams wrote:
> on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity <avi-AT-qumranet.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Well, the disk image may have been corrupted by kvm somehow (I think
>> it unlikely, though) 
>>     
>
> Ugh, please no.
>
>   
>> so it would be best to reproduce this with stock
>> qemu all the way from installation.
>>     
>
> I really don't have time for that, and XP boots just fine directly
> from that disk image (not in a vm).
>
>   

That rules out corruption and need to reproduce everything.


>> What did you do exactly?  
>>     
>
>    kvm -no-acpi -m 1000 -cdrom /dev/cdrom -boot c /dev/sda
>
>   
>> Port an existing setup to kvm/qemu or
>> install on a vm from scratch?  If an existing setup, does it still
>> work natively?
>>     
>
> An existing setup, and yes, it still works natively
>
> It could conceivably be due to missing drivers for the virtual disk
> drive.
>   

That should get you a nice BSOD.

So it looks like a qemu problem, but qemu-devel is unlikely to be able
to help you without a way to reproduce.  Still worth reporting IMO.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


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