[arch-general] failure to install w7 on VM

[Jelle van der Waa]

On 08/10/12 20:47, Arno Gaboury wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I am trying with no sucess to install w7 on a VM on my Archlinux box.
> I use virt-install,virtio,qemu, and i already managed to set up VM.
> 
> This time, after #virt-install --connect qemu///system --name=merdoz
> --ram 4000 --cpu host --disk
> path=/dev/vg0/lv_merdoz,bus=virtio,sparse=false,format=raw --cdrom
> /var/lib/libvirt/images/isofiles/WindowsTiny.iso --description="merdoz
> -vm guest on host magnolia" --graphics vnc --os-type=windows
> --os-variant=win7  --video=vga --hvm --accelerate --nonetwork.
> 
> 
> The libvirtviewer opens, and windows starts to install. The issue is it can not find the
> disk (/dev/vg0/lv_merdoz) because drivers are not installed.
> 
> I read I needed virtio-win-0.1-30.iso.
> I downloaded it, exctract the WIN7 folder with the drivers.
> Then I exctract my win7.iso, put the WIN7 folder inside, then
> $mkisofs -o win7.iso -J -r win7
> and get a new iso file.
> 
> Unfortunately, when using it with virt-install, the file is not
> recognized and windows can not boot: could not read (code 004).
> 
> 1- Do I really need virtio.iso to get the drivers? If not, why w7
> doesn't recognize my LV ?
> 2- how to add these drivers to my setup?
> 
> Thank you for help.
> 
IIRC, I added the virtio iso as second disk ( or floppy image ) and then
installed windows. ( Windows can 'install' drivers in the partitioning
step )

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