Re: [Libguestfs] Help with Win10

Richard W.M. Jones
Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:11:04 -0000

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 04:50:09PM -0800, Joshua Pincus
wrote:
> Mr Jones,
>
> I recently came across your excellent 2010 blog entry,
>
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/tip-install-a-device-driver-in-a-windows-vm/.
> The blog entry was incredibly useful for Win7.  I was wondering if you have
> any similar insights for Win10?  The CDDB is gone, and it's
replacement, or
> partial replacement, the DeviceDriver database, doesn't seem to serve a
> similar purpose.
>
> My problem is this: I have a Win10 installation that was installed natively
> onto physical media using the standard Intel storage drivers.  In short, I
> want to do precisely that you detailed in your 2010 entry under Win10; I
> want to boot that native installation using the current RedHat viostor
> driver. Win10 keeps hitting me with an 0x7B error, and it's rather
> difficult to get into debugger mode.  If I install Win7 and then try
> booting Win7 using viostor as you detailed, it works perfectly.  Win10 does
> not.  Any insights?

See:

https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs/blob/master/v2v/windows_virtio.ml

Rich.

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