[Fedora-xen] No keyboard in HVM guest during early startup

[Felix Schwarz]

Hi,

I'm using XEN on FC6 and installed Windows XP as a HVM guest. My problem is that my 
keyboard does not work early in the startup process (it works after the Windows GUI is 
started[1]). I tried to use Windows hibernation and this failed so Windows always asks me 
to confirm "Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu". Unfortunately, my 
keyboard does not work at this stage in XEN. I tried using qemu but had the same problem.

Any hints how to enable my keyboard at the early stages in XEN/qemu so I can start my HVM 
guest again?


fs

[1] Only with an US keyboard layout despite using a QWERTZ keyboard.