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On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 23:44 +0100, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:38:14AM +0200, Laurent L?onard wrote:
> Hi,
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> What about Virtio support in Windows in virtinst OS dictionary ?
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> <A HREF="http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=535782">http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=535782</A>
Would that be possible? The OS dictionary is (currently) only ever
used for initial installation. The Windows VirtIO drivers can only
be installed post-install.
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We can attach a virtual floppy during install containing the virtio block driver to be used by the win2k3/xp/2k8/vista installers.<BR>
The user would have to select the driver from a list when they get to the storage configuration screen in the installer but this works today.<BR>
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So, AFAICT, it wouldn't be possible todo a
install with virtio enabled in the os dictionary for Windows. Unless
perhaps there's a way to provide them as a driver disk to the initial
installer ? If we booted with a 2nd CDROM or floppy device containing
the VirtIO drivers would the Windows installer be able to use that ?
Daniel
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