Re: [Xen-users] Can't install Windows 2003 on SLES10SP1

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

James Pifer wrote:
> I finally have a xen server to play with stuff that's causing me
> problems on my production servers. One of those problems is simply
> installing Windows 2003. Here's what I do:
>
> Open virt-manager
> set up a new install:
>         full virt
>         512 ram
>         20 gig sparse file
>   
You haven't said what your Dom0 is, what OS and what version of Xen. 
Please state this.
By the way, don't use sparse files if you don't have to.

>         boot off /dev/cdrom
>
> The install starts as you'd expect. When it gets to the formatting I
> tell it to format in NTFS. When the format finishes, instead of
> continuing with the install, it reboots the domu. I believe at this
> point windows normally copies files for installation. When it tries to
> boot it gives an error "NTLDR is missing".
>
> Has anyone seen this before? 
>
> Now that I have this system in front of me I can try whatever I want. My
> production servers are remote so it's harder to work with them. Help is
> appreciated. 
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
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