Re: Windows XP activation regression in KVM-60

Avi Kivity
2008-02-26T09:38:35Z

Adam Majer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Original bug was submitted at http://bugs.debian.org/467043. The summary
> is that installs of Windows XP from pre-kvm-60 (pre-59?), then upgrading
> to kvm-60 or 61 causes Windows to trigger activation due to "computer
> changed too much". Downgrading to kvm-58 or previous resolves the issue.
>
> Haven't tested kvm-59 yet.
>
> The kernel module is not part of the problem. Using kvm-60 kernel
> modules with kvm-58 user part works.
>
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
>
> I'm not quite sure what these changes can be, but is it possible revert
> any changes that are causing this?
>

It's mostly due to qemu merges which change how hardware is reported.
While it's possible to avoid it, it's best done on qemu itself (not
kvm's copy) to avoid divergence of the sources.

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