Re: Run the MSWindows on wd0g as a domU

On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 11:46:36PM +0100, Joel CARNAT
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to try xen on my Dell D420 that has the
hardware virtualization
> module. My question is : is there any known issue to
run an already
> installed Windows instance inside netbsd/dom0 ? the
idea is to be able to
> boot the windows when I need my 3G card and to not have
2 windows install.

I never tried this; when I tried winXP on xen3-hvm I started
from scratch
using the XP install CD. There may be issues with disk and
graphic
drivers, I don't know if windows can easily support
switching from
one driver to another. Especially for disk controller, if
you have a
IDE controller in native mode, windows will probably see a
different BIOS
number of the drive in Xen and native, and this may prevent
it
from booting at all.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyerantioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
--

Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> drivers, I don't know if windows can easily support
switching from
> one driver to another. Especially for disk controller,
if you have a
> IDE controller in native mode, windows will probably
see a different BIOS
> number of the drive in Xen and native, and this may
prevent it
> from booting at all.

I suggest to regard this as replacing the motherboard of a
system running
Windows and there are are recipes out there to be found
through your
favorite search engine. Even Microsoft has an entry for this
in their
knowledge base (kb824125).
In any case, a complete backup (I would prefer to create a
complete disk
image) beforehand would be in order.

ciao
     Klaus

Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> drivers, I don't know if windows can easily support
switching from
> one driver to another. Especially for disk controller,
if you have a
> IDE controller in native mode, windows will probably
see a different BIOS
> number of the drive in Xen and native, and this may
prevent it
> from booting at all.

I suggest to regard this as replacing the motherboard of a
system running
Windows and there are are recipes out there to be found
through your
favorite search engine. Even Microsoft has an entry for this
in their
knowledge base (kb824125).
In any case, a complete backup (I would prefer to create a
complete disk
image) beforehand would be in order.

ciao
     Klaus