Xen users - May 2013 - Using a BIOS SLIC to keep DomU Windows activated

Hello List,

I have a system that came with an OEM copy of Windows 8, and I want to
virtualize that same copy of Windows on top of Xen.  While I''ve done
this with retail copies before, that''s just a matter of a license key.
 BIOS SLICs, while convenient, are likely less straightforward to
translate into a VM.

Does anyone know if this is possible and/or supported by Xen/QEMU?

Thanks,
Andrew Bobulsky

I saw some information on internet about it at
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/33723-Crafting-an-SLIC-BIOS-for-Linux-KVM-Guests



On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Andrew Bobulsky <rulerof@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I have a system that came with an OEM copy of Windows 8, and I want to
> virtualize that same copy of Windows on top of Xen.  While I''ve
done
> this with retail copies before, that''s just a matter of a license
key.
>  BIOS SLICs, while convenient, are likely less straightforward to
> translate into a VM.
>
> Does anyone know if this is possible and/or supported by Xen/QEMU?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew Bobulsky
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xen.org
> http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
>

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It is my understanding that OEM licenses are only valid for the OEM
hardware and non-transferrable so even if you can make it work from
technical standpoint I think you are breaching EULA

chris

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Andrew Bobulsky <rulerof@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I have a system that came with an OEM copy of Windows 8, and I want to
> virtualize that same copy of Windows on top of Xen.  While I''ve
done
> this with retail copies before, that''s just a matter of a license
key.
>  BIOS SLICs, while convenient, are likely less straightforward to
> translate into a VM.
>
> Does anyone know if this is possible and/or supported by Xen/QEMU?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew Bobulsky
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xen.org
> http://lists.xen.org/xen-users