Re: [Xen-users] Problem installing WinXP in Xen on Debian etch

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:17 PM, billy lau <billylau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi xen users,
>
> Recently, I am trying to install windows xp using hvm with the below config 
> file:
>
> kernel = '/usr/lib/xen-3.0.3-1/boot/hvmloader'
> builder = 'hvm'
> memory = 1024
> device_model='/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>
> #Disks
> disk = ['file:/mount/extended/vm_image/xp_disk.img,ioemu:hda,w']
> cdrom="/home/billy/winxp_sp3.iso"
>
> # Hostname
> name = 'windows'
>
> # Networking
> vif = ['type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0']
>
> # Behavior
> boot='d'
> vnc=1
> sdl=0
> serial='pty'
>
>
>
> The problem that I have is that as I create this domain, it says
> Using config file "./windows"
> Started domain windows
>
> but there is no window popping up. As I do xm list
> there is a domain called windows with ID and VCPU with state 'r', and time 
> continuously running.
>
> Oh, and btw, when I do a vncviewer localhost:5900, I only get a white screen.
>
>
> Can anyone please help?

Can you use a newer version of Xen?

or did you try using sdl=1?

In Xen starting in 3.3, you should use vncviewer="yes" and that loads
the vnc windows automatically.

If you can't use a newer version of Xen, take a look in
/var/log/xen/qemu* for errors.

Actually looking again at the config, get rid of the cdrom= line and instead
add the cdrom to the disk line:

something like:

disk = ['file:/mount/extended/vm_image/xp_disk.img,ioemu:hda,w',
'file:/home/billy/winxp_sp3.iso, hdc:cdrom,r']

Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Todd

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Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com

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