Re: Fresh install of Windows XP hangs early in boot?

[Roland Dreier <rdreier@cisco.com>]

 > I experienced random hangs during the install (stracing kvm shows no
 > system calls, and it appears to be spinning at 100% CPU), but eventually
 > I got an install that ran all the way to completion.  However, that
 > image seems to hang every time shortly after boot starts.  I see the
 > Windows splash screen, the little blue dots move for a few seconds, and
 > then the guest hangs in the same way -- no system calls, 100% CPU.

FWIW, when I ltrace the stuck kvm process, I get an endless string of

    memcpy(0x7fffb09355f0, "\224\213'\206", 4)

(the value changes from run to run, but stays constant within a run)

Unfortunately Debian packages don't seem to be built with debugging
symbols, so gdb doesn't show a very enlightening backtrace.  I'll try to
get more info.

 - R.