Re: [Xen-users] HVM success reports required for wiki

[Klaus Kudielka <klaus.kudielka@xxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I would like to add two HVM stories - one success and one failure.

In both cases HW and Xen/Domain0 software are identical:

MB:  ASUS M2NPV-VM, BIOS 0504 (GeForce 6150 + nForce 430)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+
RAM: 2 x 512MB

Distro: FC6
Kernel: kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6
Xen:    xen-3.0.3-0.1.rc3

***SUCCESS***

Guest OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Config:   acpi=0, apic=0
Remark1:  30GB logical volume works, 40GB+ logical volume fails
          (BIOS reports negative size)
Remark2:  Windows screen resolution only up to 1024x768

***FAILURE***

Guest OS: Windows XP Home SP2
Config:   acpi=1, apic=1
Remark1:  Famous blank screen after CD install, at first boot from
          virtual hard disk

***NOTE***

At least this is a proof that HVM works on an M2NPV-VM, in principle.
(There have been others as well on this list,
e.g. <006c01c710cc$cf4c85e0$9800a8c0@main>)

But the blank screen problem with Windows XP guests remains to be a
hard one. If somebody solves this, PLEASE tell.

***DETAILS***

---grub.conf entry---

title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2849.fc6xen)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 dom0_mem=524288
        module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6xen ro root=/dev/Linux/root rhgb quiet
        module /initrd-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6xen.img

---guest01.hvm---

arch_libdir = 'lib64'

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder='hvm'
memory = 384
shadow_memory = 16
name = "guest01"

vcpus=1
pae=0
acpi=0
apic=0

vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0, model=ne2k_pci' ]
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/mapper/Guests-guest01,ioemu:hda,w', 
        'file:/d/3/windows/windows_2000_professional_sp1_de.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]

on_poweroff = 'preserve'
on_reboot   = 'restart'
on_crash    = 'preserve'

device_model = '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm'

boot="d"
sdl=1
vnc=0
vncdisplay=1
vncconsole=1

stdvga=0
serial='pty'

---

Regards, Klaus

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