RE: [Xen-users] RE: Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes

[David Griswold <dgriswold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK - I figured this out, for me at least.  As I stated, I was doing a 
reinstall, so I was having the domU boot up with the CD ISO mounted and 
re-installing into an existing domU configuration.  Well, I forgot that I had 
installed the GPLPV drivers in this domU, so the domU was configured as such.  
I took at look at the SXP file for the domU and it contains the line '(driver 
paravirtualised)' for various devices.  Maybe it's that odd British/Canadian 
spelling of the word 'paravirtualised' that does it :)

So, I started with a new domU and the install has gone smoothly.

Hope this helps someone else.

David



-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Tobin [mailto:itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 9:32 AM
To: David Griswold; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] RE: Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes

Ive installed R2 using the defaults which is

Acpi=1
Apic=1

Not had any problems installing

Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: David Griswold [mailto:dgriswold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 June 2009 15:27
To: Ian Tobin; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] RE: Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes

I have not, but I am not sure that I have an install disk for pre-R2
Win2k3 server.  I'll try it if I can find one and report my findings.

I have to admit, I haven't installed any Win2K3 R2 servers on Xen since 3.0.3, 
which is what came with CentOS 5.2.  I just upgraded Xen and continued to run 
the same domU images, without issue.  I wonder if it has to do with the 
'acpi'/'apic' settings in the domU config?  It's been a couple of months, but I 
remember something about having to set these to '0' during install and then 
back to '1' after the install was done.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Tobin [mailto:itobin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:20 AM
To: David Griswold; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] RE: Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes

Have you tried installing Windows Standard then upgrading to R2?



-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Griswold
Sent: 12 June 2009 14:00
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Xen-users] RE: Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes

I thought I was going crazy the first time this happened.  I was reinstalling a 
production domU on a production server and I turned around and saw the server 
rebooting.  So I tried it again, after hours, and I saw exactly what you did.  
I have pretty much the same exact setup, but 32 bit.

CentOS 5.3 32bit with Xen 3.4.0 from Gitco on a IBM x3650 w/4 GB RAM

David Griswold
IT Manager
OneWorld Community Health Centers

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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:00:44 +0300
From: Pekka.Panula@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [Xen-users] Xen 3.4.0, windows 2003 R2 installation crashes
        whole system
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Hi

CentOS 5.3 64-bit server with RPMS from Gitco's untested repository (=Xen 
3.4.0).
 I am testing to install Windows 2003 server R2, but when copying files goes to 
99% it reboots whole server.
Is there anyone else who is also using same Xen version and tested windows 
installation?

Terveisin/Regards,
   Pekka Panula, Net Servant Oy

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