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

["Dustin Henning" <Dustin.Henning@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

        Even if you couldn't create a sparse file formatted with ntfs
directly from dd (which doesn't sound plausible), couldn't you create the
sparse file, partition it, and then format the appropriate partition with
mkfs.ntfs (after making the file accessible in /dev with whatever tools are
necessary on a given distro)?  This still might not cut it, though, because
Server2003 might be as picky about the formatting as XP SP1+ (prior to XP
SP1 or SP2, I always used 8-64K clusters on my Windows partition, after
that, I had to use the default ntfs format [512 byte clusters?] or Windows
couldn't boot).
        Dustin

-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander
Hoßdorf
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 07:26
To: James Pifer; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Can't install Windows 2003 on SLES10SP1

James Pifer schrieb:
>>         
>>         
>>         By the way, don't use sparse files if you don't have to.
>>     
>
> Why not use sparse files?
>
>   
>>         
>>
>> Looked like SLES 10 SP1 as the dom0 OS, and the version of Xen there
>> would be 3.1 I believe (or maybe a 3.0.x variant). SLES 10 SP2 has Xen
>> 3.2.
>>  
>>     
>
> Yes, SLES 10 SP1. xen version is actually 3.0.4.
>
>   
>> The format should complete and then the initial file copy for Windows
>> begin (enough to set up the actual graphical part of the Windows
>> installation). Are you saying you consistently don't get this initial
>> file copy to occur? Is it an unexpected reboot of domU, or are you
>> prompted to do it? 
>>
>>     
>
> Correct, at the point it should start copying files the domU reboots, by
> itself. 
>
>
>   
>> In addition to not using sparse files (again shouldn't really affect
>> things too much) I'd also suggest setting dom0 memory to a low value.
>> What's the overall RAM in the system? setting dom0 down to 512M should
>> be fine: xm mem-set domain0 512 for example...
>>
>>     
>
> I do have memory restricted for dom0 on my production servers, which
> have anywhere from 8 to 16 gig of RAM. I have not limited on this
> machine yet, which has 4 gig of ram. 
>
> I have also tried using an ISO for the install instead of the CD and it
> does the exact same thing. 
>
> I could install SP2 and see if that makes a difference. Anyone know the
> commands to create a sparse file pre-formatted to ntfs using dd? Time to
> google I guess. 
>
> Thanks,
> James
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#I could install SP2 and see if that makes a difference. Anyone know the
#commands to create a sparse file pre-formatted to ntfs using dd? Time to
#google I guess.


Hi James,

I don't think it's possible to format a sparse file natively with ntfs 
under linux.
But maybe I'm wrong.

But if you think this helps,
I can send you a ntfs fomatted sparse file.
Just let me know the size.



Regards,

Alex


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