[Xen-users] HELP! Cannot install Windows 2008 R2 in Xen

["Thimo E." <abc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone,

at the moment I despair at attempting to install Windows 2008 R2 in Xen.

I've already found some posts from Robbie Garrett (*1), he seems to have 
the same problem:
           The installer keeps saying that a "CD/DVD device driver is 
missing" and doesn't want to proceed...
My OS: 64 Bit Centos 5.4,  Gitcos Xen 3.4.1
Cannot find anything special in the xen logfile. Installation of all 
other OSes, including Windows 7, works without problems.
Already tried setting acpi on/off, apic on/off, pae on/off, disk/cdrom 
with ioemu and without...
Are there any success stories of Windows 2008 R2 installation under 
CentOS ? Or does anybody have some hints how to get 2008R2 installed ?
Best regards
 Thimo

*1) http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2009-08/msg00428.html

My Config file:
---------------
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search('64', arch):
   arch_libdir = 'lib64'
else:
   arch_libdir = 'lib'
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder='hvm'
memory = 2048
shadow_memory = 8
name = "ws2008"
vcpus=2
acpi=1
apic=1
vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3E:12:34:56, bridge=xenbr0' ]
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg0/lv-domu8,hda,w', 'file:/tmp/win2008.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
on_poweroff = 'preserve'
on_reboot   = 'restart'
on_crash    = 'preserve'
device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
boot="cd"
snapshot=0
sdl=0
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncdisplay=2
vncpasswd=''
stdvga=0
viridian=1
serial='pty'
usbdevice='tablet'


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