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

["ymed" <ymed@xxxxxxxxx>]

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>
>> -----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
>

I have found that Xen HVMs in Fedora 7 work only via VNC.
virsh dumpxml xp64 > xp64.xml
shows me <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> and Windows screen is available.
When I set it to <graphics type='sdl'/> virt-manager says that the console is 
currently unavailable... The same situation is when I use xm create... but 
domain starts sucessfully...

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