From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: Possible bug with xp guests on amd64 host Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:59:18 +0300 Message-ID: <46A97BA6.8010507@qumranet.com> References: <842a160c0707261350g6826abf1y1d512d0e86c70fe1@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Cameron Villers Return-path: In-Reply-To: <842a160c0707261350g6826abf1y1d512d0e86c70fe1-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@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 Cameron Villers wrote: > Hello all, > > I seem to have discovered a bug with running Windows XP on a 64-bit > AMD host. The installer begins to boot, but hangs at the message > "Setup is starting Windows." > > If I run qemu with the -no-kvm switch, the installer works as expected. > > This bug occurs when using both 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows. > > - Linux 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 19:00:28 UTC 2007 x86_64 > - kvm version 33 > - kernel is the stock Ubuntu image > > Yes, known issue. Can you find out which kvm version introduced this regression? -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/