From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E9nPc-0006H7-Cf for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:27:12 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E9nPU-0006FI-01 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:27:08 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E9nPS-00062V-Pa for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:27:02 -0400 Received: from [64.233.182.201] (helo=nproxy.gmail.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1E9nBR-0002qz-P8 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:12:34 -0400 Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id n15so320340nfc for ; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:10:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46d6db6605082910106ce7230f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:10:14 +0200 From: Christian MICHON Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] DMA in Windows 2000/XP/2003 In-Reply-To: <4312B18F.9000108@wasp.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <003101c5a83d$0f43cc20$0464a8c0@athlon> <4312B18F.9000108@wasp.net.au> Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org I think you need to sysprep or you'll get a 7b error. After all, enabling this dma patch is equivalent to change your hdd controller, somehow, and it's vital hw to xp/2k. --=20 Christian On 8/29/05, Brad Campbell wrote: > Kazu wrote: > > > > This patch might help.. > > > > http://ebisa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/qemu/arcs/qemu-piix4-udma-20050514.zip >=20 > Interesting.. after applying that patch both my win2k and winxp installs = refused to boot. > Winxp gets as far as the safe mode selection screen, select safe mode and= it goes straight back to > the selection screen. Win2k just bluescreens during the boot process mumb= ling something about being > unable to access the boot disk. >=20 > However, a fresh clean winxp install appears to be working and is reporti= ng DMA enabled. > (Also appears to be a little lighter on the host cpu, but have not really= got any way of benchmarking). >=20 > Go figure ?!? >=20 > I'm wondering if this patch is ever likely to make it into mainline? >=20 > Brad > -- > "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability > to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable > for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Qemu-devel mailing list > Qemu-devel@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel >