Re: [Xen-users] xen and windows xp

[Age_M <Age_M@xxxxxx>]

Hello Bob,

I am not a Xen professional, but had no problems installing WinXP (SP2 
integrated and 32bit) on a 64bit Gentoo machine. Here is my config-file:
<snip>
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 = 512
name = "winxp"
vcpus=1
pae=1
acpi=1
apic=1
vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:3a:d0:6f, bridge=xenbr0' ]
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vgrp0/winxp,hda,w', 'phy:/dev/hda,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'

# boot="d" # CDROM for installation
boot="c" # HD for finishing Setup and running WinXP
sdl=0
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncpasswd='XXXX'
stdvga=0
serial='pty'
</snip>

Bob Gamble schrieb:
> # Automatically generated xen config file
> name = "winxp64"
> builder = "hvm"
> memory = "500"
> disk = [ 'file:/srv/xen/winxp64.img,hda,w', ]
Only one device?? Where are you installing to?? Try to make 2 devices 
like this:
disk = [ 'file:/srv/xen/winxp64.img,hda,w', 
'phy:/dev/YOURCDROMDRIVE,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
And you need to add the boot parameter I guess:

boot="d" # CDROM for installation
#boot="c" # HD for finishing Setup and running WinXP

First run it with "d" to install from your winxp-cd, after the first 
reboot, kill the machine, set it to "c" and startup again, that worked 
for me. I guess you could use boot="dc" but never tried that.
> vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:1b:72:1e, bridge=xenbr0', ]
> uuid = "6a8a9359-f8c2-cf91-f338-dc3e63177d8f"
> device_model = "/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> vnc=1
> vncunused=1
> apic=1
> acpi=1
> pae=1
> vcpus=2
> serial = "pty" # enable serial console
> on_reboot = 'restart'
> on_crash = 'restart'
>
> I have an AMD Athlon 5000+ X2 (made sure I got a processor supporting 
> hardware virtualization specifically for this task) with plenty of ram 
> and hd space.
I have a X2 too, works like a charme, after some Bios-related problems 
:-D Hope I could help!?
Greetz Holger

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