On 07.02.2012, at 15:57, Andreas Färber wrote: > Hi Alex, > > Am 30.01.2012 23:29, schrieb Alexander Graf: >> When using Windows 8 with an AHCI disk drive, it issues a blue screen. >> The reason is that WIN_SECURITY_FREEZE_LOCK / CFA_WEAR_LEVEL is not >> supported by our ATA implementation, but Windows expects it to be there. >> >> Since without security stuff implemented, the lock would be a nop anyway >> and CFA_WEAR_LEVEL already is treated as a nop, let's just allow the cmd >> for HD drives as well. That way Windows is happy. > > I tested this with Windows 2008 R2 and it does not resolve the blue > screen I'm getting there during installation. Unfortunately it reboots > so quickly that I cannot read what it says.
Phew, that's probably yet another issue then. > Could you share how you debugged your Windows 8 issue? I enabled printf debugging in hw/ide/core.c and looked through the commands close to the blue screen :) Alex
