Bugs item #2076615, was opened at 2008-08-27 01:34 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by amitshah You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=893831&aid=2076615&group_id=180599
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None >Status: Deleted Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Marco Menardi (markit) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Win2K does not boot anymore Initial Comment: cpu: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor RAM: 4GB kvm: 73 from sourceforge tar.gz host kernel version/arch : 2.6.26-1-amd64 guest: Windows 2000 SP4 + 32 bit command line: /opt/kvm/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -boot c -hda win2Ksp4_Tormen.img -m 640 -localtime -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usb -usbdevice tablet behaviour with some switches: normal: blue screen and reboot never ending cycle (too fast to read error message) -no-kvm-irqchip blue screen with message INACESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE -no-kvm-pit freezes at the end of "white" initial graphical boot screen -no-kvm switch boots fine Long time I don't try this image, so can't tell what KVM version broke the boot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Amit Shah (amitshah) Date: 2008-08-28 12:00 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=201894 Originator: NO Can you update the BIOS on the host machine (not bochs)? There are microcode problems in some older BIOSes and updating has known to fix problems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Marco Menardi (markit) Date: 2008-08-28 00:30 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=113918 Originator: YES Same problem with ntp=0 If you are referring to bochs BIOS, I've bochsbios package version 2.3.7-1 Win2K HAL is PC Uniprocessor ACPI kvm-68 does not compile, can't test kvm-70 same problem dmseg output: (my comments in parenthesis) (loaded module) [336700.174807] kvm: Nested Paging enabled [336700.174807] loaded kvm module (kvm-73) (this after running win2k that crashed) [336736.428383] apic write: bad size=1 fee00030 [336736.428506] Ignoring de-assert INIT to vcpu 0 [336736.453380] Ignoring de-assert INIT to vcpu 0 asgard64:~# Hope this will help further ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Avi Kivity (avik) Date: 2008-08-27 17:24 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=539971 Originator: NO Make sure you have the latest BIOS on your host. Try loading the kvm-amd module with the parameter 'npt=0'. What is the HAL in use in your guest? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Marco Menardi (markit) Date: 2008-08-27 02:30 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=113918 Originator: YES Here a shot of the bluescreen I get. VM file structure is qcow2 as far as I recall. File Added: kvm_73_win2k_BSOD.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=893831&aid=2076615&group_id=180599 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
