I need to use an existing windows 7 installation in a virtual machine form a libvirt host running Ubuntu 12.10. Windows 7 installs on two partitions. There a 100MB boot partitiona and then the main partition for the installation. If I boot the laptop (which dual boots), I can select Windows 7 and boot it just fine, or alternative Ubuntu. If I select /dev/sda1 in the virtmanager as the source path I can see dis activity, but in the VM window the "booting from hard disk..." text never does away. If I select /dev/sda2 (where the windows installation resides (and which is not marked as bootable), I get a boot failure right away. Here is what /var/log/syslog has: Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP ntfs-3g[8385]: Version 2012.1.15AR.5 external FUSE 29 Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP ntfs-3g[8385]: Mounted /dev/sda2 (Read-Write, label "", NTFS 3.1) Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP ntfs-3g[8385]: Cmdline options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2,uid=1001,gid=1001,dmask=0077,fmask=0177 Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP ntfs-3g[8385]: Mount options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,default_permissions,fsname=/dev/sda2,blkdev,blksize=4096 Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP ntfs-3g[8385]: Global ownership and permissions enforced, configuration type 7 Jul 4 22:11:02 Matt-HP udisksd[2569]: Mounted /dev/sda2 at /media/roland/BE26AE8326AE3C71 on behalf of uid 1001 Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.356259] audit_printk_skb: 48 callbacks suppressed Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.356265] type=1400 audit(1372968751.291:34): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="libvirt-c6a90ff5-9849-2ec5-fc8e-a331b144ceff" pid=8540 comm="apparmor_parser" Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.584252] device vnet0 entered promiscuous mode Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.588663] virbr0: topology change detected, propagating Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.588669] virbr0: port 1(vnet0) entered forwarding state Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.588685] virbr0: port 1(vnet0) entered forwarding state Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP kernel: [15366.588963] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): virbr0: link becomes ready Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP NetworkManager[986]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/vnet0, iface: vnet0) Jul 4 22:12:31 Matt-HP NetworkManager[986]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/vnet0, iface: vnet0): no ifupdown configuration found. Jul 4 22:12:32 Matt-HP NetworkManager[986]: <warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/vnet0: couldn't determine device driver; ignoring... Jul 4 22:12:33 Matt-HP avahi-daemon[935]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface vnet0.IPv6 with address fe80::fc54:ff:fe8a:8f93. Jul 4 22:12:33 Matt-HP avahi-daemon[935]: New relevant interface vnet0.IPv6 for mDNS. Jul 4 22:12:33 Matt-HP avahi-daemon[935]: Registering new address record for fe80::fc54:ff:fe8a:8f93 on vnet0.*. Is there anything that I can learn from this log? What could I do to make this work. Dual booting it not an option in this case. regards Roland Giesler +27 (0)72-450-2817 http://www.giesler.za.net Disclaimer: The sender invokes the rule of "exemptus responsibilitus" pertaining to caffeine soluted inductions and/or decantations thereof into tactile communication interfaces and alternative apparatuses with respect to personal computation devices or otherwise implementations of electronic and/or bionic devices. This impartation is intended for the addressed party, unless conditions contrary to the aforementioned exist, in which case it is pertinent. Reduce without further ado to nothingness said impartation; alternatively "refrain from traversing the point of origination, be not enriched by 200 Randus and proceed without delay to enjailment". _______________________________________________ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
