[et-mgmt-tools] Subject:[PATCH][RESEND] Windows HVM can't continue toinstall
Hugh Brock
hbrock at redhat.com
Wed Mar 28 21:10:42 UTC 2007
Nobuhiro Itou wrote:
> Hi Hugh
>
>> We don't really want to put OS-specific stuff into the virt-install code
>> if we can help it; we made an exception for the config flag setting
>> stuff because we're just abstracting behavior (setting acpi= and apic=)
>> that is already available.
>
> All right.
> In fact, I think OS-specific stuff shouldn't put into the virt-install, too.
>
>> However I don't see any reason why a patch that would allow a virtinst
>> argument like "--keep-cdrom" and then put something like "<disk
>> type="block" device="cdrom">... etc" in the domain's permanent xml
>> wouldn't work. This would mean that the domain would have access to the
>> cdrom drive every time it reboots. Of course, it also means we'll need
>> to provide some way to disconnect the domain from that drive once the
>> install process is finished, but we'll get to that later.
>>
>> Let me know if that works for you...
>
> I remaked a patch.
> This time, it has the flag in FullVirtGuest.OS_TYPES.
> The OS-specific code is removed from virt-inst.
> How about this correction?
>
> Signed-off-by: Nobuhiro Itou <fj0873gn at aa.jp.fujitsu.com>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Nobuhiro Itou.
>
OK, I have applied this. It seems to work fine with Win2k, but I don't
have XP install CDs, so I can't tell if it works or not with XP or
Server 2003. Please test it and let me know!
And Thanks!, as always...
Take care,
--Hugh
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