[Fedora-xen] RE: [Xen-users] Win Xp 64 bit install

[Sadique Puthen]

When the windows says to Press F6, press F5 instead, select standard PC 
and continue installation. This issue looks a problem with acpi being 
set to on by default.

Petersson, Mats wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xen-users-bounces at lists.xensource.com 
>> [mailto:xen-users-bounces at lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of 
>> Abhishek Gaurav
>> Sent: 28 February 2007 22:46
>> To: Xen-users at lists.xensource.com; fedora-xen at redhat.com
>> Subject: [Xen-users] Win Xp 64 bit install
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am trying to install windows xp 64 bit (trial version) using 
>> virt-install on a fc6 system. The installation seems to stall 
>> when the 
>> message in the vnc console says "Setup is starting windows".
>>
>> The xm dmesg shows:
>>
>> (XEN) (GUEST: 13) Booting from CD-Rom...
>> (XEN) (GUEST: 13) unsupported PCI BIOS function 0x0E
>> (XEN) (GUEST: 13) int13_harddisk: function 15, unmapped 
>> device for ELDL=81
>> (XEN) (GUEST: 13) *** int 15h function AX=E980, BX=00F2 not 
>> yet supported!
>> (XEN) (GUEST: 13) *** int 15h function AX=EC00, BX=0002 not 
>> yet supported!
>> (XEN) Trying to set reserved bit in EFER: 4d01
>>     
>
> What version of Xen is this? ("xm info" should give version number at
> least). 
>
> Setting FFXSR (0x4000) is probably not "permitted", which also gives me
> the indication that this is a AMD platform. Although, I guess setting
> that bit shouldn't actually cause a problem as such. 
>
> It's much more likely that the problem is that you're using pre-3.0.4
> version of Xen. Try 3.0.4-1. 
>
>   
>> The last message "Trying to set ... " actually comes up just 
>> before it 
>> stalls.
>>
>> What might be causing this ?
>>
>> I have also tried to install an older Win Xp home sp1, which actually 
>> goes past the above messages (without "trying to set ...") 
>> but ends up 
>> in the famous black screen upon first reboot.
>>     
>
>
> Probably same problem as above, try later version of Xen. The error
> message about setting FFXSR isn't going to happen on a 32-bit Widnows,
> as the 32-bit version of Windows doesn't use FXSAVE/FXRESTORE in kernel
> mode anyways (unless the code specifically asks - but that's relatively
> rare, so the saving by doing the "fast" version is minimal). 
>
> --
> Mats
>   
>> It'll be great to know what might be causing the above problems.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Abhishek.
>>
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