Re: Windows XP PFN_LIST_CORRUPT error during install.

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

John Clemens wrote:
> Not much detail here but I'll post all I can. 
>
> KVM-46 (from tarball, using kvm-46 modules), ubuntu gutsy
> 2.6.22-14-generic amd64, Turion X2 with SVM,  1GB total memory on
> laptop.
>
> Was in the middle of an windows xp pro sp2 install using this command
> line:  
>
> sudo ~/kvm46/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -m 368 -boot c -cdrom winxp.iso -hda
> winxp-pro-work.qcow2 -vnc :1 -net user -net
> nic,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55:66,model=rtl8139 -localtime 
>
> While installing, I went to do other work, which involved starting
> another VM running a linux boot CD with 256MB of ram.  Was running both
> side by side without problem, other than the fact my host X-windows was
> sluggish due to the lack of total ram available (1G-368M-256M).  When
> finished with the other VM, I shut it down, and a few seconds later the
> windows install which was almost complete in the first VM threw a
> bluescreen with a 'PFN_LIST_CORRUPT' error.  Note that this was in the
> second stage of the install where windows had already rebooted into the
> install environment on the hard disk and was 'registering components' or
> something. 
>
> Nothing in the kernel log on the host that I can see, anywhere else I
> can look? 
>
> Unrelated, but earlier I tried a windows install with '-clock dynticks'
> and windows installation would eventually fail with an
> IRQL__NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL  (or something like that.. I'm working from
> memory).  Removing the 'clock' option made it work fine. Not sure if
> it's supposed to work yet or not, but it didn't for me. 
>
>   

Unfortunately there's a problem with irq injection on amd that I haven't 
had time yet to track down.  You can try using the Standard PC HAL as 
detailed in http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/Windows_ACPI_Workaround (see 
the "If you're installing" comment).

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