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From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: windows 2008 installation doesn't recognize cdrom
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:12:05 +0200
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On 08/30/10 14:45, Martin Kraus wrote:
> By the installer I've meant the windows installer which complains that it can't
> find a driver for cdrom (emulated by kvm patched qemu). I can boot from the cd
> image by using -drive file=.....media=cdrom or -cdrom ... and the 
> installation starts but it stops at the second installation window asking to
> browse manualy for an appropriate driver.
> 
> I've been just wondering if anyone came across this problem or if I should
> blame it on Windows. 

That is very odd, I have certainly managed to install win2k8 here from
an ISO image without problems. If you launch it with -monitor stdio what
do you get when you type 'info block' ?

Cheers,
Jes