RE: [Xen-users] Windows install sees only 1MB [MBR] partition.

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Ing
> Sent: 15 December 2006 16:08
> To: Xen Users
> Subject: [Xen-users] Windows install sees only 1MB [MBR] partition.
> 
> I am trying to install Windows XP as guest to be run under HVM on its
> own partition -- not in an image file as described in the 
> documentation.
> The critical parameter is:
> 
> disk = [ 'phy:sdb6,hda,w', 'file:/var/iso/WINDOWS_XP.ISO,hdc:cdrom,r']
> 
> My DomU works properly and boots to the installation disk. But during
> the installation procedure I get the XP installation partitioning
> screen, but my partition is only recognized to be 1MB long.
> The partition information box says:
> "1 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]"
> 
> So it thinks the sdb6 partition as viewed as an hda drive as a 1 MB
> disk.
> 
> Any ideas why? Can you not install guest Windows XP into a 
> partition or
> must it be in a file image?

It should work to install it on a partition, but beware that it will try
to use the partition as a DISK, and I'm not sure exactly how the sizing
of that will work. What size is the partition you're trying to install
on?

--
Mats
> 
> 
> Edward Ing
> Mississauga, Ontario.
> 
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