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

To: "Michael Walker" <Michael.Walker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen w/ IntelVT->Windows Success Report
From: "Sachiko Yoshihama" <sachiko.yoshihama@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:58:36 +0900
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Hi Mike,

I tried xen-unstable and I could finally install WinXP on domU!
Thank you for your help!

I still have some problems with xen-unstable, such as dom0 crushes
at init (that I poorly worked out) and dom0 cannot resolve host names.
But they seem to be issues on building xen-unstable.

Thanks again for your kind help.

Sachiko

On 6/27/06, Michael Walker <Michael.Walker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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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