solaris xen gurus, i try to get W2K running on xen, but failed. vista and xp are working fine with xen, but my preferred virtualized os is W2K. installation stops at stage "Setup started Windows 2000" after having loaded drivers etc.. this is my w2k.hvm config file: disk = [ ''file:/export/home/w2k-disk.raw,hdc,w'',''file:/export/home/Win2k.iso,hda:cdrom,r'' ] memory = 512 name = "Win2k" kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" builder=''hvm'' vif = [ ''type=ioemu'' ] on_poweroff = ''destroy'' on_reboot = ''restart'' on_crash = ''preserve'' boot=''d'' vnc=1 vnclisten="0.0.0.0" vncpasswd='''' serial=''null'' usb=1 usbdevice="tablet" device_model = ''/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'' some ideas what could help? br jo This message posted from opensolaris.org
Would try virt-install:- # virt-install -n Winds --hvm -r 512 --vnc -f /second_root/dsk/win2K-dsk \ -s 7 -c /export/home/ISO/win2K.iso # vncviewer :0 and see what happens. It is supposed to loose path to ISO image after first guest system reboot.Just delete domain and restart virt-install This message posted from opensolaris.org
tried, but same result. thx&br j This message posted from opensolaris.org
W2K HVM runs fine at CentOS 5.1 Dom0. It''s for sure. This message posted from opensolaris.org
I have used virt-install to install W2K3 Then took a dumpxml, modified it to customize the cdrom to point the 2nd dvd iso img. Started up using virt-install create <dumpxml file> Finished installation using 2nd dvd iso PS: I had to do the same as Boris has suggested below for the 1st reboot. regards sundeep Boris Derzhavets wrote:>Would try virt-install:- ># virt-install -n Winds --hvm -r 512 --vnc -f /second_root/dsk/win2K-dsk \ >-s 7 -c /export/home/ISO/win2K.iso ># vncviewer :0 >and see what happens. It is supposed to loose path to ISO image after >first guest system reboot.Just delete domain and restart virt-install > > >This message posted from opensolaris.org >_______________________________________________ >xen-discuss mailing list >xen-discuss@opensolaris.org > >
On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 07:53:37AM -0600, sundeep dhall wrote:> I have used virt-install to install W2K3 > Then took a dumpxml, modified it to customize the cdrom to point the 2nd > dvd iso img. > Started up using virt-install create <dumpxml file> > Finished installation using 2nd dvd isoIs this Intel or AMD machine?> PS: I had to do the same as Boris has suggested below for the 1st reboot.A slightly better way is to just use xm to re-add the disk: xm block-attach w2k file:/export/w2k.iso hdb:cdrom r (I think that should work.) It seems we don''t have a bug filed for this problem, so I filed: 6648448 virt-install needs to leave DVD present for Windows regards john
John Levon wrote:>On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 07:53:37AM -0600, sundeep dhall wrote: > > > >>I have used virt-install to install W2K3 >>Then took a dumpxml, modified it to customize the cdrom to point the 2nd >>dvd iso img. >>Started up using virt-install create <dumpxml file> >>Finished installation using 2nd dvd iso >> >> > >Is this Intel or AMD machine? > >intel (laptop - toshiba tecra m5)> > >>PS: I had to do the same as Boris has suggested below for the 1st reboot. >> >> > >A slightly better way is to just use xm to re-add the disk: > >xm block-attach w2k file:/export/w2k.iso hdb:cdrom r > >(I think that should work.) > >It seems we don''t have a bug filed for this problem, so I filed: > >6648448 virt-install needs to leave DVD present for Windows > >regards >john >_______________________________________________ >xen-discuss mailing list >xen-discuss@opensolaris.org > >
On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 09:13:04PM -0600, sundeep dhall wrote:> >Is this Intel or AMD machine? > > > intel (laptop - toshiba tecra m5)Ah I missed the "W2K3". W2K won''t install on our bits yet, but 2003 is OK, I think. It hangs during "Starting up..." after rebooting. regards john
A few months ago, Jo Nachbagauer wrote:> i try to get W2K running on xen, but failed. vista > and xp are working fine with xen, but my preferred > virtualized os is W2K. > > installation stops at stage "Setup started Windows > 2000" after having loaded drivers etc..IIRC, in the past I had the same issue with the win2000 installer hanging... Yesterday I made some experiments with the xen-3.1.4-xvm bits, compiled from opensolaris b89 sources ( http://dlc.sun.com/osol/on/downloads/b89/ ); I was able to install windows 2000 just fine using the new 3.1.4 xen/xVM hypervisor, running on a 64-bit (post) snv_90 dom0 kernel, using an amd64 X2 cpu. It seems that windows 2000 hvm support will improve with opensolaris / xVM build 89, when it becomes available .... This message posted from opensolaris.org