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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] boot a existing windows in hvm domain
On 8/2/07, Z24 <z24@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:47:59 +0800, you wrote: > > >thank you all, > >looks like it's possible. it's great! > > > >Z24, > >do you get the hardware issue Archie said, that's my concern too. > >you know, windows may be bluescreen if the hardware changes. > > Before booting the Windows domU I copied the current Windows HW > Profile to a new HW Profile, then when I boot the domU I choose the > new HW profile. > The first time I booted the domU, Windows took some minutes more than > usual to load, I suppose it was setting automatically the hardware > drivers; the next time it booted only a little slower than when I boot > it natively (due to virtualization). > thanks, I will have a try. > >and for your case, i think you could install another grub in the windows disk > > What do you mean? > Xen VM configuration with 'phy:/dev/hda,ioemu:hda,w' only (hda is > Windows disk) and grub-install on /dev/hda without mapping? yup, install grub on /dev/hda, it will not be used when you not using xen (i mean when you reboot your PC, and choose windows from the grub menu). but when you use xen to boot /dev/hda, the grub on /dev/hda could be used to load the windows. Don't know if it really works, don't have a try now. > > -- > Z24 > http://www.mycomputingart.com/ > _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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