Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 Guest on Xen?

[Michael Walker <Michael.Walker@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes - I (finally) got this going a couple of days ago.

The 'trick' I found was from the following post:

http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2006-06/msg00208.html

In that posting is the following little tidbit:

> Here is a method how to  install guest Windows XP (using you patch) by
> telling Windows what kind of platform at Windows setup (this is true for
> Win2k, 2003 and XP):
>
> After passing the 1st screen of windows setup of install XP, the first
> thing you'll see at the bottom of the screen is the option to press F6
> if you need to install a SCSI or RAID controller. Don't press F6. Press
> F5 instead. This will take you to a separate menu of Hardware
> Abstraction Layer's where you can choose an appropriate HAL .The choices
> are:
>
> ACPI Multiprocessor PC 
> ACPI Uniprocessor PC 
> Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC 
> Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible PC 
> MPS Uniprocessor PC 
> MPS Multiprocessor PC 
> Standard PC 
> Standard PC with C-Step i486 
> Other
> Select "Standard PC". This will allow the installation to complete in
> about 20 minutes. 

Once I found out about the secret handshake of pressing 'F5' and selecting
a HAL - both WindowsXP & Windows2003 installed without a problem.

I still have some issues with the vnc/mouse support for the console,
but using 'rdesktop' to connect to the booted machine nicely
get's around that.

I hope to post a report of my progress to the alias in the next day
or two in the hopes of helping others in the future.


Good Luck,
  _Mike_




Turk, JohnX wrote:
> I was just wondering if anybody has ever successfully installed Windows 
> Server 2003 as a guest OS running on Xen? I’m attempting to perform an 
> installation from a CD on VT-enabled hardware. The Windows installer 
> will begin to run, with its typical blue installer screen, but just 
> seems to stop running at the part “Setup is Starting Windows”. I checked 
> the xm dmesg, and I don’t see anything useful there…
>  
>
> Also, I’ve seen in the mailing list archives that some people have been 
> using the serial port output. Does this provide more information than 
> the xm dmesg?
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
>  
>
> John Turk
>
>
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