Re: Booting/installing WindowsNT

[Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>]

01.05.2010 00:59, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> Apparently with current kvm stable (0.12.3)
> Windows NT 4.0 does not install anymore.
>
> With default -cpu, it boots, displays the
> "Inspecting your hardware configuration"
> message and BSODs with "STOP: 0x0000003E"
> error as shown here:
> http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/winnt4_1.gif
> With -cpu pentium the situation is a
>  >bit< better, it displays:
>
> Microsoft (R) Windows NT (TM) Version 4.0 (Build 1381).
> 1 System Processor [512 MB Memory] Multiprocessor Kernel
>
> and stops there with 100% CPU usage, never
> going any further.
>
> Kvm command line is trivial, with -hda
> and -cdrom and -vga std (with -vga cirrus
> it displays garbage here). The only parameters
> of interest are:
>
> -no-acpi - this one has no visible effect
> -cpu pentium - tried that with some change
> but no success anyway.

I were able to boot and install it just fine
using -cpu host (without -no-acpi or any
other option).

  Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack 1)
  (C) 1981-1996

where my host cpu is Athlon X2-64 4850e (2 cores).

I tried a few other -cpu values, but no luck - it
either BSODs with 0x3E error, or stops after first
kernel message.

> Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks!

/mjt