[et-mgmt-tools] Virtio support in Windows

[Ben Kochie]

You can create custom windows installers with pre-packed service packs and 
drivers.  So in theory you could add the virtio drivers to a windows 
install ISO.

-ben

  "UNIX is user-friendly, it's just picky about its friends."

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:38:14AM +0200, Laurent L?onard wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> What about Virtio support in Windows in virtinst OS dictionary ?
>>
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=535782
>
> Would that be possible? The OS dictionary is (currently) only ever
> used for initial installation. The Windows VirtIO drivers can only
> be installed post-install. So, AFAICT, it wouldn't be possible todo a
> install with virtio enabled in the os dictionary for Windows. Unless
> perhaps there's a way to provide them as a driver disk to the initial
> installer ? If we booted with a 2nd CDROM or floppy device containing
> the VirtIO drivers would the Windows installer be able to use that ?
>
>
> Daniel
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