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Re: [Xen-users] boot a existing windows in hvm domain

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:37:26 +0800, you wrote:

>Hi all
>don't get such envionment to try now. so ask for help here.
>imagine that two os installed.
>Xen3.1 + Linux is installed in /dev/hda
>and windows xp is installed in /dev/hdb
>
>I don't want to reboot to use windows. Is it possiable to boot the hdb
>windows in xen?

Yes, it's possible. I have the same configuration, except I have Xen
on /dev/sda and Win on /dev/hda, and I use Xen 3.0.4.

I use this configuration:

disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sda,ioemu:hda,w', 'phy:/dev/hda,ioemu:hdb,w' ]

together with the grub mapping options (which you need anyway to boot
Windows normally if it isn't on /dev/hda); when I boot Windows as domU
I must be careful to select the "Windows XP" choice on grub menu,
otherwise I could destroy both Xen and Windows.
See my old post here:
http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2007-02/msg00822.html

I suppose there are better and less risky solutions, but I didn't get
deeper since I use it occasionally, and this solution suffices for my
needs.

Bye
-- 
Z24
http://www.mycomputingart.com/

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