[arch-general] failure to install w7 on VM

[Arno Gaboury]

On 08/10/12||22:04, Jelle van der Waa wrote:
> 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 )
> 

I thought I could use :
$virsh # attach-disk merdoz ~/virtio-win-0.1-30.iso hdc --type cdrom

But it doesn't work either, as virsh # list  
returns NO domain.
Weird, as the following command seems Ok:

[gabx at magnolia:~]$  virsh --connect qemu:///system start merdoz
Domain merdoz started

So I can't understand why domain merdoz is started and NOT listed with
virsh