From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IGdpq-0006Zj-Gk for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:47:38 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IGdpp-0006Yt-MQ for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:47:38 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IGdpp-0006YT-IF for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:47:37 -0400 Received: from 149.red-80-37-155.staticip.rima-tde.net ([80.37.155.149] helo=claunia.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IGdpo-0004WU-Vu for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:47:37 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by claunia.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C0F91C6F3E7 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:47:30 +0100 (BST) Received: from claunia.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hecate.claunia.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 11155-04 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:47:05 +0100 (BST) Received: from hermes (80.224.24.246.static.user.ono.com [80.224.24.246]) by claunia.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D1D11C6F2D5 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:45:35 +0100 (BST) Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Using Microsoft-provided Windows images From: "Natalia Portillo" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-15 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20070801140533.GL16020@erizo.shearer.org> <1185978811.6846.32.camel@BODDINGTONX.criltechnology.net> Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:45:31 +0100 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1185978811.6846.32.camel@BODDINGTONX.criltechnology.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 SCSI is not the problem as VirtualPC does not emulate it (Virtual Server = =20 does but not VPC up to 2007). Basically the problem can be more related to ACPI. Regards En Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:33:31 +0100, GUERRAZ Francois =20 escribi=F3: > Hello. > > Micro$oft's 64bits OSes are known to be problematic w/ kvm. > > I guess that the main problem w/ Qemu is that Microsoft Virtual Server > can emulate a SCSI controller and Qemu cannot... I havent checked but I > bet they installed their VM's with just SCSI drivers... > Try to install IDE drivers from VM Ware and then to boot from QEMU. > Also, try to disable ACPI (update the "computer" driver to "Standard PC= " > if available) > > Regards, > > Fran=E7ois. > > Le mercredi 01 ao=FBt 2007 =E0 23:35 +0930, Dan Shearer a =E9crit : >> I have been playing around with the demonstration Windows images >> downloadable from Microsoft just to see how hard it would be to use th= e >> OSs they provide. The images are designed for Microsoft Virtual Server= , >> but can be successfully converted to qcow2 and vhdx using qemu-img. QE= MU >> won't boot the images (not a difficult problem, I think) but VMware ca= n. >> I'll try other free virtualisation systems at some point. >> >> See http://shearer.org/Microsoft_Demo_VMs for my notes so far. >> > > > > --=20 Usando el revolucionario cliente de correo de Opera: =20 http://www.opera.com/mail/