On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:23:01 -0400 Jason Baron <jba...@redhat.com> 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. Sorry if I wasn't clear in my report, I've only tried ahci with OpenBSD. Will try it with the others shortly. But yeah, ide controller worked with all of them. Btw, I didn't try any fancy settings, only plain default install.
