RHEV - virtualization of win xp machine

[joseph baudean]

Have you tried using dd to make an iso from your winxp cd?

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:35 AM, <esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I´m still testing RHEV as virtualization solution, and I have a problem
> creating win xp virtual machines.
>
> With RHEL there is not problem, I have used a boot.iso to launch the
> installation and with a Web server with the source tree I do the
> installation.
> The problem is with Win. (of course ;-)) I have seen in the demos that I
> must use a iso file with the installation but I haven´t such iso file. I
> only have an win xp installation CD
>
> I have tried to make a iso file with the mkisofs command but I can get this
> file bootable.
>
> so my two questions are:
>
> Can´t I use the boot CD directly to create a win image machine (with vmware
> is as easy as to put the CD in the drive)?
> how can I make a boot iso from the CD to use it to create a virtual machine
>
> Thanks
>
> ESG
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JD Baudean
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