On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:23:01AM -0400, Jason Baron wrote: > Hi, > > Linux > ----- > Fedora 17: installs and ran memory tests (requires ahci cdrom fixes I > posted to install) > Fedora 16: installs and ran memory tests > > Windows > ------- > Windows 7: Wouldn't install due to this error: > 'A required cd/dvd device driver is missing. If you have a > driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.' > > That said, I did a successfull install on q35 by using the piix4-ide > controller for the cdrom and ide drive (passed on command line). > Also, I can get windows 7 now to recognize the ahci drives after boot by > going into the device manager and doing a rescan for new h/w. So > this appears to be a problem in the boot path... > > Windows xp: > > Same as windows 7, wouldn't install with ahci but will install using the > piix4-ide controller passed on command line. Not even sure if > windows xp has ahci support. > > BSD > --- > Luiz tested these for me. > > OpenBSD 5.1, FreeBSD 9.0 and NetBSD all worked with the ide controller > passed on the command line. AHCI didn't work. > > > Recently, I have been working on trying to get ahci working on Windows 7, > but if we are willing to go with the piix4-ide controller as the default for > now > until we shake out ahci issues that might allow us to make faster > progress. I still need to clean up the trees a bit and re-base on top of > the QOM pcihost patches, but it shouldn't be too bad. > > Thanks, > > -Jason
Good job Jason, nice to know you are making progress! Hope to see express patches soon, they have been long in coming. -- MST
