Re: [Qemu-devel] Qemu - Install Windows 7 64bits hang on startup with Blue Screen of Death

[Stefan Weil <stefan.weil@weilnetz.de>]

Am 08.10.2015 um 19:57 schrieb Olga Krishtal:
> On 07/10/15 14:41, Aaron Elkins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> With this command line:
>>
>> qemu-system-x86_64 -boot d -cdrom /dev/disk1 -hda windows7.img -m 1024
>>
>> and I have my windows 7 cd in the cd rom, and the installation
>> process hang on startup, here is
>> the screen shot:
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/xzi28a5gibnp9xv/Screen%20Shot%202015-10-07%20at%207.35.00%20PM.png?dl=0
>>
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> My host is: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
>>
>> -Aaron
> I suppose we do need more information, especially about hw that you
> defined for this vm
> According to msdn you are using old processor type:
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/windows/hardware/ff559072(v=vs.85).aspx

Hi Aaron,

I'm afraid you got this error: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/921208.

We have this problem now for several years. Most people don't care because
it only happens with TCG (your only option for Mac), not with KVM (the usual
option for Linux). It is also typically seen during the installation of
Windows,
not after the installation.

I suggest using VirtualBox for your Mac - it runs stable and is faster, too.

Regards,
Stefan