From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: Windows under KVM + dual boot Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:27:57 +0300 Message-ID: <46245ADD.2060103@qumranet.com> References: <871wivr3e5.fsf@valverde.peloton> <46185D82.2090908@codemonkey.ws> <87bqhvcih7.fsf@grogan.peloton> <461CBEEB.50303@qumranet.com> <87mz181mim.fsf@grogan.peloton> <46237E03.8050907@qumranet.com> <87hcrg1kjc.fsf@grogan.peloton> <462383EA.3000508@qumranet.com> <87647wdizj.fsf@grogan.peloton> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: David Abrahams Return-path: In-reply-to: <87647wdizj.fsf-2bi8v6C3s58ZC2cDDG0gXw@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 David Abrahams wrote: > on Mon Apr 16 2007, Avi Kivity 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/