Re: [Xen-users] How-To create Windows HVM?

John Morris
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:05:23 -0000

I just fixed this problem a few minutes ago myself.

Try adding to your config file:
serial = ''pty''

JMan

Ulrich Peinhardt wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i’m a little bit stuck here with creating a HVM-Windows (w2k3) Guest
> under Xen 3.1.
>
> I’m using ubuntu 7,10 with a 2.6.22.16-xen-patched kernel which seems
> to be stable for single cpu-linux guests. Cpu is a Q6600 and XD,VT and
> VT-d is enabled in the bios.
>
> When i create the windows guest with ‚xm create w2k3 –c“ (conf below)
>
> I get:
>
> „Started domain w2k3
>
> xenconsole: Could not read tty from store: No such file or directory“
>
> i think i’m fine wiht that coz there is no tty in windows ?! ;)
>
> so i do a netstat –lpn to search for the vnc-port to connect to, but
> there isn’t one ?!?!
>
> in xm top the w2k3-domU takes 99% cpu load
>
> the logfiles doesn’t show anything unusual.. any ideas ??
>
> <<</etc/xen/w2k3
>
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen-ioemu-3.1/boot/hvmloader"
>
> builder= ''hvm''
>
> memory = 1024
>
> shadow_memory = 8
>
> name = "w2k3"
>
> vcpus=2
>
> vif = [ ''type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0,
> model=ne2k_pci'' ]
>
> disk = [ ''phy:store/windows-test,hda,w'',
> ''file:/mnt/store/backup/wide032a01.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'']
>
> device_model = "/usr/lib/xen-ioemu-3.1/bin/qemu-dm"
>
> boot="d"
>
> sdl=0
>
> vnc=1
>
> vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
>
> vncconsole=1
>
> vncpasswd=''‘
>
> <<<
>
> Thanx
>
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