Xen users - Feb 2007 - Win XP install on physical drive partition

I have Xen 3.0.3 running on Mandriva 2007.  The hardware supports full
Virturalization and is enabled.

I have attempted to install Win XP as guest domain on partitions on the main sda
and also on a hdb drive installed in the system.  In both cases the installer
loads from an ISO but stops when it fails to find a drive to install on.

I have success when I create an image file and allow the install to go there.
The following is the hvm file:
#---------------------------------------------------------
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
    arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
    arch_libdir = ''lib''

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
memory = 256

name = "XP-01"

disk = [  ''file:/etc/xen/images/Winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'' ]

#comment out after install
#cdrom="/tmp/xpsp2.iso" 

device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''

serial="pty"
#---------------------------------------------------------

I wanted this to work:

disk = [ ''phy:hdb1,hda,w'' ]
or
disk = [ ''phy:sda9,hda,w'' ]

but this is when the XP installer finds no disk to format.  I am sure I am
missing some basic concept here so sorry in advance for my ignorance.

Regards, peter

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Hello,

	I''m not an expert, but I think, You must declare all disks within
one line, like:
disk = [ ''file:/xen/vserver/images/vm_w2k3srv.img,hda,w'',
''file:/media/sda1/Install/System/W03ENX64EN2.iso,hdc:cdrom,r''
]

- this worked well for me - booted from the CD, which has been installed to
the disk "C:". Maybe You should use

disk = [  ''phy:/dev/sda?,hda,w'',
''file:/etc/xen/images/Winxp.img,hdc:cdrom,w'' ]

(as ? add the number of the partition you want to use) and maybe add the
following line to the configuration

# boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
boot="d"

	Good luck, Archie.

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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:08 AM
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Subject: [Xen-users] Win XP install on physical drive partition

I have Xen 3.0.3 running on Mandriva 2007.  The hardware supports full
Virturalization and is enabled.

I have attempted to install Win XP as guest domain on partitions on the main
sda and also on a hdb drive installed in the system.  In both cases the
installer loads from an ISO but stops when it fails to find a drive to
install on.

I have success when I create an image file and allow the install to go
there. The following is the hvm file:
#---------------------------------------------------------
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
    arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
    arch_libdir = ''lib''

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
memory = 256

name = "XP-01"

disk = [  ''file:/etc/xen/images/Winxp.img,ioemu:hda,w'' ]

#comment out after install
#cdrom="/tmp/xpsp2.iso" 

device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''

serial="pty"
#---------------------------------------------------------

I wanted this to work:

disk = [ ''phy:hdb1,hda,w'' ]
or
disk = [ ''phy:sda9,hda,w'' ]

but this is when the XP installer finds no disk to format.  I am sure I am
missing some basic concept here so sorry in advance for my ignorance.

Regards, peter

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