Re: [kvm-devel] Cannot install Win XP on AMD X2 with kvm-51

[John C. <jcl...@st...>]

For what it's worth, -no-kvm completed the install successfully. 

And I am able to boot the resulting installed system with KVM-51
enabled. Only been running for a few minutes though. 

john.c

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 15:01 -0500, John Clemens wrote:
> I'm having the same issues as Werner, and using the kvm userspace from
> kvm-44 and the kernel modules from kvm-51 does not help.  Same issue at
> the same place in the install.  AMD turion X2 1.6Ghz, gutsy
> 2.6.22-14-generic host kernel.
> 
> It always fails, with either the IRQL_... error, or I've also seen
> PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (received this morning while trying kvm-51
> userspace and kernel).  I've also seen INVALID_PFN occasionally, but I
> haven't seen this with kvm-51 yet.
> 
> Using -no-kvm-irqchip is much worse.. the boot freezes very early in the
> boot process with either a stop kernel message or the fading in windows
> logo screen freezes half way in.  commandline used:
> 
> sudo ./qemu-system-x86_64 -m 256 -boot c
> -cdrom /imgs/EN_WINDOWS_XP_PRO_WITH_SP2.ISO -hda /imgs/winxp.qcow
> -vnc :1 -net user -net nic,model=ne2k_pci,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55
> -no-kvm-irqchip
> 
> I will try using -no-kvm now.
> 
> john.c
> 
> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 23:51 +0530, Amit Shah wrote:
> > On Friday 09 November 2007 22:49:18 Werner Opriel wrote:
> > > Version:
> > > kvm-50 and kvm-51
> > >
> > > Problem:
> > > I am not able to install a Win XP SP2 guest.
> > > The Guest always crashes while installing Windows XP devices at T-37
> > > minutes with a blue-screen and IRQL_NOT_LES_OR_EQUAL.
> > 
> > This is most likely hidden somewhere in the upgrade to qemu CVS just over a 
> > month back. Try the userspace tools from kvm-44 and kernel modules from 
> > kvm-51 and let us know if that works (in my limited testing here, it did).
> > 
> > Amit.
> > 
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