Re: [Xen-users] Xen w/ IntelVT->Windows Success Report

[Michael Walker <Michael.Walker@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sachiko Yoshihama wrote:
> Did you choose "Standard PC"?
yes

> Did you try 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5xen0  as well?
yes - I did try the FC5 version of Xen first.  The problem
I had was the whole system would reboot (Domain0 & GuestDomain).

It wasn't until I went to xen-unstable that I could get a
working system.  I've not yet tried 'xen-testing' - that's
something I should put on my todo list.....

Good luck,
  _Mike_


> Best Regards,
> Sachiko
>
>
> > 6) "Setup is Starting Windows" - install hangs
> >
> >   This one got me for a long time.  I think the problem only
> >   occurs on system which have more then 4(maybe 8) cpus - so
> >   not everyone is seeing it.  The WindowsXP install starts,
> >   we get the 'BlueScreen' and some nice messages as hardware
> >   is probed out.  Then the install just hangs with the last
> >   message displayed in the bottom corner of:
> >
> >      Setup is Starting Windows
> >
> >   I was stuck here for a few days - until the following snippet
> >   was posted to the xen-devel alias to help me past this point:
> >
> >
> >    
> > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2006-06/msg00208.html
> >    In that posting is the following little tidbit:
> >
> >     > After passing the 1st screen of windows setup of install XP,
> >     > the first
> >     > thing you'll see at the bottom of the screen is the option to
> >     > press F6
> >     > if you need to install a SCSI or RAID controller. Don't press
> >     > F6. Press
> >     > F5 instead. This will take you to a separate menu of Hardware
> >     > Abstraction Layer's where you can choose an appropriate HAL
> >     > .The choices
> >     > are:
> >     >
> >     > ACPI Multiprocessor PC
> >     > ACPI Uniprocessor PC
> >     > Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
> >     > Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible PC
> >     > MPS Uniprocessor PC
> >     > MPS Multiprocessor PC
> >     > Standard PC
> >     > Standard PC with C-Step i486
> >     > Other
> >     >
> >     > Select "Standard PC". This will allow the installation to
> >     > complete in
> >     > about 20 minutes.
> >
> >
> >    So - 'press F5' when it says 'press F6'.  Whooda thunk
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