Re: [Qemu-devel] Crash with WinXP when kqemu is enabled

[Alejandro Pulver]

On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 21:29:25 -0800
Russell Jackson <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 08:25:00PM -0300, Alejandro Pulver wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I am using qemu-0.82 with kqemu-kmod-1.3.0.p9 in a FreeBSD
> > 6.1-RELEASE-p1 host OS (I have tried with and without optimization
> > hacks, and also the 20061026 snapshot).
> > 
> > I have created a disk image and installed Windows XP Professional SP1
> > EN (with kqemu disabled) as the guest OS.
> > 
> > When I start the VM with the -kernel-kqemu option the guest OS crashes
> > after the "Welcome" screen and reboots.
> > 
> > Is this a known problem?
> > 
> > Thanks and Best Regards,
> > Ale
> > 
> > P.S.: please CC me as I am not subscribed to this list.
> 
> Did you install Windows with -no-acpi? Windows has issues with qemu's
> ACPI implimentation atm. Also, you need to do the initial file copy
> portion of the installion without -kernel-kqemu. After it reboots to do
> the rest of the installation, you can enable it without problems.
> 

My Windows was installed without "-no-acpi" and "-kernel-qemu".

When I run qemu with "-no-acpi" it does not start (just keeps showing a
black window).

Best Regards,
Ale

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