[ kvm-Bugs-2076615 ] Win2K does not boot anymore

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Bugs item #2076615, was opened at 2008-08-27 01:34
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Submitted By: Marco Menardi (markit)
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Summary: Win2K does not boot anymore

Initial Comment:
cpu: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor
RAM: 4GB 
kvm: 73 from sourceforge tar.gz
host kernel version/arch : 2.6.26-1-amd64
guest: Windows 2000 SP4 + 32 bit
command line:
/opt/kvm/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -boot c -hda win2Ksp4_Tormen.img -m 640 -localtime -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usb -usbdevice tablet

behaviour with some switches:
normal:
blue screen and reboot never ending cycle (too fast to read error message)

-no-kvm-irqchip
blue screen  with message
INACESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

-no-kvm-pit
freezes at the end of "white" initial graphical boot screen

-no-kvm switch
boots fine

Long time I don't try this image, so can't tell what KVM version broke the boot.

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>Comment By: Amit Shah (amitshah)
Date: 2008-08-28 12:00

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Can you update the BIOS on the host machine (not bochs)? There are
microcode problems in some older BIOSes and updating has known to fix
problems.

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Comment By: Marco Menardi (markit)
Date: 2008-08-28 00:30

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Same problem with ntp=0
If you are referring to bochs BIOS, I've bochsbios package version
2.3.7-1
Win2K HAL is PC Uniprocessor ACPI
kvm-68 does not compile, can't test
kvm-70 same problem

dmseg output: (my comments in parenthesis)

(loaded module)
[336700.174807] kvm: Nested Paging enabled
[336700.174807] loaded kvm module (kvm-73)

(this after running win2k that crashed)
[336736.428383] apic write: bad size=1 fee00030
[336736.428506] Ignoring de-assert INIT to vcpu 0
[336736.453380] Ignoring de-assert INIT to vcpu 0
asgard64:~#

Hope this will help further

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Comment By: Avi Kivity (avik)
Date: 2008-08-27 17:24

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Make sure you have the latest BIOS on your host.

Try loading the kvm-amd module with the parameter 'npt=0'.

What is the HAL in use in your guest?

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Comment By: Marco Menardi (markit)
Date: 2008-08-27 02:30

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Here a shot of the bluescreen I get. VM file structure is qcow2 as far as
I recall.
File Added: kvm_73_win2k_BSOD.png

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