Public bug reported: Today I tried to boot an old Windows 7 vm. I am not sure the last time I booted it (probably not the whole 12.04 cycle). The domain xml had the following: <video> <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video>
However it would not boot unless I changed this to: <video> <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> I have several Windows XP guests as well, and I had to change all of them to use 'cirrus' as well. This probably needs a release note as the error message was not at all clear and this may be a usability issues for people upgrading to precise. Full domain xml is attached. ** Affects: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: regression-release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986133 Title: windows guest doesn't boot with 'vga' video model type To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/986133/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs