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Re: [Xen-users] 64bit Windows Guest Blue Screens on install



On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Garreth McDaid
<garreth.mcdaid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have a XEN Server running on CentOS 5.5. Details are given below.


> GUEST CONFIG
> ############
>
> kernel = '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'
> builder = 'hvm'
> import os, re
> memory = 1024
> shadow_memory = 8
> name = "win2008r2-01-server"
> vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]

dump "type=ioemu", you don't need it. You SHOULD add a "mac=xxxxx"
part though. Otherwise weird things can happen (like windows keep
saying it's not activated no matter what you do)

> acpi = 1
> apic = 1

you need "pae=1" as well

> disk = [ 'file:/vm/win2008r2-01.img,hda,w',
> 'file:/root/iso/w2008rc2.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]

don't use "file:/". Use "tap:aio:/"

> device_model = '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
> boot="dc"
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vncconsole=1
> vncpasswd=''

I'd usually dump "vncconsole=1". Better use "xm vncviewer" manually later.

-- 
Fajar

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