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

["Brady Chen" <chenchp@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/2/07, Z24 <z24@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:47:59 +0800, you wrote:
>
> >thank you all,
> >looks like it's possible. it's great!
> >
> >Z24,
> >do you get the hardware issue Archie said, that's my concern too.
> >you know, windows may be bluescreen if the hardware changes.
>
> Before booting the Windows domU I copied the current Windows HW
> Profile to a new HW Profile, then when I boot the domU I choose the
> new HW profile.
> The first time I booted the domU, Windows took some minutes more than
> usual to load, I suppose it was setting automatically the hardware
> drivers; the next time it booted only a little slower than when I boot
> it natively (due to virtualization).
>
thanks, I will have a try.

> >and for your case, i think you could install another grub in the windows disk
>
> What do you mean?
> Xen VM configuration with 'phy:/dev/hda,ioemu:hda,w' only (hda is
> Windows disk) and grub-install on /dev/hda without mapping?
yup, install grub on /dev/hda, it will not be used when you not using
xen (i mean when you reboot your PC, and choose windows from the grub
menu). but when you use xen to boot /dev/hda, the grub on /dev/hda
could be used to load the windows. Don't know if it really works,
don't have a try now.
>
> --
> Z24
> http://www.mycomputingart.com/
>

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