Hi JIm,
i have installed windows also from ISO to a virtual disk file as well as tried to boot an
already installed windows from a partition. running the virtual disk file worked fine,
still trying to boot the windows system from my first partition ....
my actual and working config file looks like this:
name = "WinXPPro_gabel"
builder = "hvm"
memory = "512"
disk = [ 'file:/images/WinXP_gabel.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
vif = [ 'type=ioemu,bridge=xenbr0,mac=00:16:3e:63:73:f2' ]
on_reboot = 'restart'
on_crash = 'restart'
kernel = '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'
device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
sdl = 0 # use SDL for graphics
vnc = 1 # use VNC for graphics
vncviewer = 0 # spawn vncviewer by default
nographic = 0 # don't use graphics
serial='pty' # enable serial console
to your second question:
i am running latest updates from official fedora site, means
kernel-xenU-2.6.16-1.2080_FC5
xen-3.0.1-4
kernel-xen0-2.6.16-1.2080_FC5
hope that helps, let me know if you need anything else and let me know if yopu manage to
make it work to boot windows from another disk ....
regards,
Matthias
Thanks. My system is a Proliant server, which has pluggable disks,
so I probably don't even need to use qemu. I can just pop out the FC5 disks and pop
in a windows disk and do a real install.
I saw the thread with your line of questions, it looks like you installed Windows to a
disk partition, not to a virtual disk file. I was trying to get the VT-x virtual machine
to do the install from an ISO to a virtual file, but could not even connect to a console.
I'll do some installs to removable disks and play around with that to see what
happens.
Could you send me your latest working xen conf file for the Windows VM so I can check
that against mine? I know you posted a copy of one in the list, but that was before you
got things working, so maybe it is no longer current.
thanks,
Jim
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From: Matthias Bayer [mailto:matbayer.web@web.de]
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:54 AM
To: Reuter, Jim; fedora-xen(a)redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Fedora-xen] Anyone using VT-x (vmx, hvm, ...)?
Hi Jim,
i am using fedora-xen and VT on an new HP XW4300 workstation and i am running fully
virtualized Windows systems on it.
i had the same problems as you and therefore i used a 'workaround' to get the
things running:
i just installed 'qemu' and installed the windows system from an ISO file under
qemu and then started it under xen control later - works perfect for me here.
if you need more information on what i have done exactly just let me know. there are
some 'tricks' that can make your life much easier using this way of installation
as the graphical output is very slow after the system comes up and you use VNC to connect
to it ..
i haven't tried fully virtualized linux systems so far but i am going to do this soon
....
regards,
Matthias
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Von: "Reuter, Jim"
Gesendet: 05.04.06 23:26:09
An:
Betreff: [Fedora-xen] Anyone using VT-x (vmx, hvm, ...)?
Reposted from fedora-listÂ…I did not even know fedora-xen existed until a coworker pointed it out, it's not
listed on Fedora Portal.
I have not seen any answers for this on fedora-list.
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From: Reuter, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:59 AM
To: 'fedora-list(a)redhat.com'
Subject: Anyone using VT-x (vmx, hvm, ...)?
I've installed FC5 32 and 64 bit versions on a VT-x capable Xeon server. I can
install paravirtualized guests using /usr/sbin/xenguest-install.py per the quickstart
guide with no problems. But if I try to install a fully virtualized FC5 or Windows XP
guest using the VT-x (vmx) capability and an ISO install image, xm shows that a guest
started, but I can never connect to a console or vnc session to see what it is doing or go
through the OS install. Even the xenguest-install.py script fails at the point of trying
to connect the console.
The error is "xenconsole: Could not read from tty store: No such file or
directory".
I'm at a loss to know how to proceed or debug this. Any help would be appreciated.
Is anyone even using FC5 on VT-x systems? The lists seem to be very quiet on this topic.
Thanks,
Jim Reuter
James.reuter(a)hp.com
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