RE: [Xen-users] Xen and Windows in Fedora 7

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ymed@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:ymed@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 19 June 2007 14:17
> To: Petersson, Mats
> Cc: ymed@xxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Xen and Windows in Fedora 7
> 
> >> >Using the form "phy:/dev/cdrom,hdc:cdrom,r" or
> >> >"file:some-filename-with-path,hdc:cdrom,r" should get the 
> >> CDROM visible
> >> >in Windows. I just tried it with my WinXP install, and I 
> can read the
> >> >MSDN Vista install DVD with that setup. 
> >> >
> >> >Note: I'm NOT using Virt-Manager - not because there's 
> >> something wrong
> >> >with it, but rather because I'm just using the tools that 
> >> are available
> >> >from XenSource. 
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Mats
> >> >
> >> Yes, I have used this line when I tried Opensuse xen 3.0.3. 
> >> But there was a
> >> file in /etc/xev/vm/ dir. I could not find the such file in 
> >> /etc/xen in
> >> fedora 7. Where is this configuration file is located?
> >
> >First of all, I think this may be a virt-manager problem, 
> rather than a
> >Xen problem. 
> >
> >Second, there are now two ways (at least) to store the Xen
> >configuration, and it depends on what tools you use how it's 
> stored. I
> >still use the "xm create config" way to start my VM's, so I 
> don't really
> >know where it's stored when using other methods. [And I 
> usually store my
> >config files next to the VM disk image or in a "home" directory on my
> >machine - but that's a choice each individual has to make]. 
> >
> >--
> >Mats
> 
> Thank you, Mats. I have tried xm create based on the *.hvm file
> below. I see in virt-manager console that my domain 
> xp64domain started sucessfully below dom0, but I cannot see 
> any Windows screen... despite the fact that SDL=1. See the 
> hvm-file below....

If you're trying to run 64-bit XP, you will need to set PAE=1, and
probably also APIC=1. 

Not sure if the comments are right or not about the defaults. 

Of course, this doesn't explain why you get no "screen". 

Check your /var/log/xen/qemu-dm.<pid>.log for the domain you've just
created. 

--
Mats

> # The number of cpus guest platform has, default=1
> vcpus=1
> 
> # Enable/disable HVM guest PAE, default=1 (enabled)
> #pae=1
> 
> # Enable/disable HVM guest ACPI, default=1 (enabled)
> acpi=1
> 
> # Enable/disable HVM APIC mode, default=1 (enabled)
> # Note that this option is ignored if vcpus > 1
> #apic=1



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