Hmmm ... downloading via windows gave a different sized file to when I used Linux. Its now working with the settings below and the win8.1 viostor amd64 driver. BillK On 19/08/15 20:17, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > I am trying to install windows 10 (dreamspark education ISO) into > qemu-kvm on Gentoo linux. > > I got past the cpu problems but am stuck on the image file drivers. > > The relevant xml is below. It asks for the driver disk which I have, > but if I select a driver (either vioscsi or viostor which show as valid > it churns away for a few seconds and brings up the cant find driver > dialog and cant progress. I've tried both the 102 and 109 RH driver > versions (Ive tried most drivers from the ISO's that shows as > compatible, usually win8 or 8.1.) Both cdrom xml definitions work fine, > but the disk one doesn't and I cant find the magic incantation. > > > <os> > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-2.4'>hvm</type> > </os> > <features> > <acpi/> > <apic/> > <hyperv> > <relaxed state='on'/> > <vapic state='on'/> > <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/> > </hyperv> > <kvm> > <hidden state='on'/> > </kvm> > </features> > <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'> > <model fallback='allow'>core2duo</model> > <vendor>Intel</vendor> > <topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='2'/> > > and > > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none'/> > <source file='/mnt/vm/Win10/Win10_disk1.qcow2'/> > <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> > <boot order='2'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x06' > function='0x0'/> > </disk> > <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> > <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> > <source > file='/mnt/vm/Win10/en_windows_10_education_x64_dvd_6848120.iso'/> > <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > <boot order='1'/> > <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/> > </disk> > <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> > <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> > <source file='/mnt/vm/Win10/virtio-win-0.1.102.iso'/> > <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > <boot order='3'/> > <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/> > </disk> > > _______________________________________________ > libvirt-users mailing list > libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users > _______________________________________________ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
