RE: RE: [Xen-users] fix the winxp guest image

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Songtao Liu [mailto:songtao.liu@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 23 April 2007 23:11
> To: Petersson, Mats; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: RE: [Xen-users] fix the winxp guest image
> 
> Hi, Mats
> 
> #losetup /dev/loop0 /xen/winxp.img
> #kpartx -av /dev/loop0
> #mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mnt
> #cp -prv $WINDOWS/i386 /mnt/
> #umount /mnt
> 
> pls see from this link, page 6.
> https://virt.108.redhat.com/articles/2007/01/15/xen-guest-inst
> allation.pdf
> 
> I use the FAT.
> My image included SP2, which I downloaded from the Uni 
> website.I didn't use the patch. 

So, I guess all you need to do is to use the same CDROM image that you
were installing from, just like you would on a real machine. Or if you
need to copy something over, you boot into XP and copy it there. Just
like you would on a real machine. 

--
Mats
> 
> Thanks
> Songtao
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message:
> 
>  
> <br />
> <br />> -----Original Message-----
> <br />> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <br />> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> <br />> Songtao Liu
> <br />> Sent: 23 April 2007 16:57
> <br />> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <br />> Subject: [Xen-users] fix the winxp guest image
> <br />> 
> <br />> Hi,
> <br />> 
> <br />> I am now trying to install a WinXP guest on Xen, after reboot 
> <br />> I should input the path of the SP2. So I think I should 
> <br />> firstly fix the XP image, then I follows these steps:
> <br />
> <br />So, you're trying to add SP2 into a WinXP installation, right? 
> <br />
> <br />Where do you currently have your SP2 image? If it's on 
> a CDROM, then
> <br />just point Windows to that CDROM or a IMAGE of it. 
> <br />
> <br />> 
> <br />> #losetup /dev/loop0 /xen/winxp.img
> <br />> #kpartx -av /dev/loop0
> <br />> #mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mnt
> <br />> #cp -prv $WINDOWS/i386 /mnt/
> <br />> #umount /mnt
> <br />> 
> <br />> The first 3 steps run OK but in the 4th step, it comes up 
> <br />> this message: 
> <br />> "cannot stat `/i386': No such file or directory"
> <br />
> <br />I'm not sure what youre trying to do here. But I 
> suspect $WINDOWS is
> <br />probably not set to the right thing ($something means the "shell
> <br />variable something", and the error message indicates 
> that you didn't
> <br />have anything in the variable called WINDOWS - not that 
> case matters).
> <br />
> <br />However, be the $WINDOWS what it may, you also have to 
> bear in mind that
> <br />Linux is unable to write to a NTFS partition (other 
> than modifying
> <br />existing files), so if your filesystem is NTFS, even if 
> you have the
> <br />files there, you'll not be able to copy the files to 
> the NTFS partition.
> <br />
> <br />
> <br />--
> <br />Mats
> <br />
> <br />> 
> <br />> Where can be the problem.
> <br />> Any hints will be great :)
> <br />> 
> <br />> Songtao
> <br />> 
> <br />> 
> <br />> 
> <br />
> <br />
> <br />
> 
> -- 
> 



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