Ian,
Thanks for the tip on the kernel version. Once
I changed from kernel version 2849 to 2798 I was able to install the Vista s/w. I guess I’m at the same networking
problem roadblock you hit. The default Vista network adapter on both of my
machines is Realtek RTL8139C+ Fast Ethernet NIC and so far I haven’t been
able to get a network connection on either Vista guest.
EdJ
From:
fedora-xen-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-xen-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Patton
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006
12:22 PM
To: Bill Davidsen; fedora-xen
Subject: Re: Problem
installing full virtualized Vista guest
Good luck getting Vista to
install. You may want to look at my threads for Nov & Dec for a good
working file and stuff, but even after I got it installed I had problems with
networking and sound not working... also kernel problems with the latest
FC6 kernel xen
Also, after a few domU reboots it seems that the domU system became
unstable and would not boot.
Later I tried parallels and did get Vista working with sound and
networking, but again after a few Vista
reboots the system became unstable and would not boot.
I was using RC1 though...
If you can get it to run and get networking up and get it stable,
PLEASE post to share your success story.
On 12/13/06, Bill
Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Jimison, Ed wrote:
>
> Now that I finally got W2K installed as a guest, I'm moving on to
> Vista. The initial setup and config
worked and the Vista install
> booted from CDROM and transferred files to the harddrive. After reboot
> there is just a blank black screen, which is very similar to the W2K
> install. With W2K I worked around it by hitting F5 and selecting
> Standard PC. With Vista there is no such
option.
>
> I transferred the ISO to disk and added it to my config file. When I
> create the guest and it tries to boot I get this error:
>
> Boot from Hard Disk 0 failed
>
> FATAL: not a bootable disk
>
You might try running xm with boot from CD.
xm create vistavirt1 boot=d
I've been trying to install Win98SE, and the startup claims it can't
find a driver for the CD. My file looks just about like your, I get
asked to boot from disk or CD, then after a few screens it says it can't
find a CD driver. I'm about to switch to vmware, even if I have to run
Windows. Also tried:
phy:/dev/dvd,hdc:c,r
with no more luck.
The install used to run slowly under qemu, and the operative word there
is "run," I spent a bunch on a big new hvm capable server, and I
can't
install the things I need to test.
>
> My config file:
>
> # Automatically generated xen config file
>
> name = "vistavirt1"
>
> builder = "hvm"
>
> memory = "500"
>
> disk = [ '_file:/xen/vistavirt1,hda,w_',
> '_file:/home/evjimiso/vista.iso,hdc:c,r_']
>
> vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:3f:17:66, bridge=xenbr0', ]
>
> uuid = "2dc04ca6-4de7-0b22-8cc4-4bdb0ff273d9"
>
> device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
>
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>
> vnc=1
>
> vncunused=1
>
> apic=1
>
> acpi=1
>
> pae=1
>
> vcpus=1
>
> serial = "pty" # enable serial console
>
>
>
>
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