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ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc?

ah i meen that so i can boot e.g windows xp? let's say i install a xp image with kvm and booting it with memdisk will it work? how about drivers? On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: >> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? > Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you > need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. > > -hpa > >

...'s say > >i install a xp image with kvm > >and booting it with memdisk > >will it work? > >how about drivers? > >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: > >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? > >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you > >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. > >> > >> -hpa > >> > >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevit...

Extract ElTorio No Emulation image and boot from PXE ? Is this possible, can PXELINUX + MEMDISC intercept the BIOS calls and pretend to the 3rd party No Emulation image to be loading the data from a CD (but instead copy from memory). The driver would be a Real Mode driver and use some part of memory above 1Mb to store the data. I would expect this to be risky, especially if the No Emulat...

...sequence of actions at diferrent steps and requires on site presence. All PC's load without a hitch pxelinux.0 and pxelinux.cfg/ipaddress so I want to try a shorter action path, with shortest being an option to shutdown , added to PXELinux , or little longer with a .c32 or .cbt program or memdisc + dos + .exe program. Best regards. Florin

On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: > ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. -hpa

...i can boot e.g windows xp? >let's say >i install a xp image with kvm >and booting it with memdisk >will it work? >how about drivers? >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. >> >> -hpa >> >> -- Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevity and lack of formatting.

...a xp image with kvm > > >and booting it with memdisk > > >will it work? > > >how about drivers? > > >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: > > >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? > > >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you > > >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. > > >> > > >> -hpa > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > Se...