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Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install

To: Teck Choon Giam <giamteckchoon@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
From: Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:12:56 +0200
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Well, this is the config after some experimenting, one with just "c" did not 
work either.

Thx anyway,

B.


On Thursday 28 October 2010 20:10:22 Teck Choon Giam wrote:
> Your boot option doesn't include c.  Something like below will work
> for you I guess:
> 
> boot = 'cd'
> 
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on
> > opensuse 11.2.
> > 
> > The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows:
> > 
> > boot mgr is missing
> > 
> > When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the
> > previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or
> > something.
> > 
> > Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I've recently
> > installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an
> > issue. R2 was of course.
> > 
> > This is my config file:
> > 
> > name="win1"
> > uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac"
> > memory=8192
> > maxmem=8192
> > vcpus=2
> > on_poweroff="destroy"
> > on_reboot="restart"
> > on_crash="destroy"
> > localtime=1
> > 
> > builder="hvm"
> > extid=1
> > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> > boot="d"
> > #disk=[ 'phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w', 'phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w',
> > 'file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r', ]
> > disk=[ 'phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w',
> > 'file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r', ]
> > vif=[ 'bridge=br0,model=rtl8139', ]
> > 
> > 
> > stdvga=0
> > vnc=1
> > vncunused=1
> > apic=1
> > acpi=1
> > pae=1
> > 
> > usb=1
> > usbdevice='tablet'
> > 
> > serial="pty"
> > 
> > 
> > Thx!
> > 
> > Bart
> > 
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