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* KVM-29 + Windows Server 2003 = kernel panic
@ 2007-07-19 11:32 Alessandro Sardo
       [not found] ` <469F4BE5.4040801-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Alessandro Sardo @ 2007-07-19 11:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f

Hello list,

I am trying to install Windows Server 2003 using KVM-29, but getting
kernel panics every time.

Some notes:

* CPU model: 2 x Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processor 2210
* KVM versions: KVM-29
* Host: RHEL5 x86_64, kernel 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5
* Guest: Windows Server 2003 Standard edition
* the problem does NOT appear with the "-no-kvm" switch
* the server doesn't have a X server, so I had to work through VNC

---

Steps I followed:

1) created a brand new VM disk image
      # sudo -u kvm qemu-img create -f qcow VM.img

2) set up a bridge on the host using RedHat's own scripts (called sw0)

3) manually set up a TAP device
      # tunctl -u kvm
      # brctl addif sw0 tap0

4) started the installation with the following command line
      # sudo -u kvm qemu-system-x86_64 -hda VM.img -cdrom Win2003.iso
-boot d -net nic,model=rtl8139 -net tap,ifname=tap0,fd=h,script=no -m
1024 -no-acpi -daemonize -usb -usbdevice tablet -vnc :1

5) pressed F5 and selected "Standard PC"

6) waited for setup to format the disk and copy the files and auto-reboot

---

The 1st part of the installation goes smoothly. However, as soon as the
VM is rebooted and Windows tries to start the 2nd part, KVM crashes and
leads to a kernel panic.

Here are some explanatory pics:

- the VNC output while kernel panic'ing
   http://www.labinf.polito.it/images/qemu.png

- the KVM trace output and kernel panic itself
   http://www.labinf.polito.it/images/kernel_panic.jpg


Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.

Thanks,

AS

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2007-07-24 11:12               ` KVM-33 + Windows Server 2003 = VMX->OK / SVM->kernel panic? Alessandro Sardo
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2007-07-24 11:30                   ` Alexey Eremenko
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