Re: [libvirt-users] Migrate Win2k3 to KVM

2015-07-11 Thread Jeff Tchang
On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Ruzsinszky Attila < ruzsinszky.att...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Do you need the exact error message (the codes)? > > The error message "No system disk" means the disk is booting from a KVM perspective so no. > I don't want Virtio. I want to boot my image first.

Re: [libvirt-users] Migrate Win2k3 to KVM

2015-07-11 Thread Jeff Tchang
I agree with Pierre. Basically the image you have from CloneZilla has lots of settings inside it that tell the image itself where the boot drive is. The way I've done it in the past is to mount the image using whatever filesystem it uses (NTFS in this case). Make sure it is writable. And then star

Re: [libvirt-users] Migrate Win2k3 to KVM

2015-07-11 Thread Jeff Tchang
- What format is the image is? - Can you post an XML file of the VM config? Changing the driver to VirtIO via registry edits may exacerbate the problem. I've never done this but wouldn't it make sense to stick to the more supported IDE drive emulation until you get it booted and thus remove possib

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirt beginner needs to create and start VMs entirely on command line

2015-07-10 Thread Jeff Tchang
y” prompt) saying what I described before. > > > > Ctrl-Alt-F1 and similar keys do nothing. > > > > *From:* Jeff Tchang [mailto:jeff.tch...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, July 10, 2015 1:15 PM > > *To:* KARR, DAVID > *Cc:* libvirt-users@redhat.com > *Subject:* Re: [

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirt beginner needs to create and start VMs entirely on command line

2015-07-10 Thread Jeff Tchang
usly > need to get a .xsession file, but I’m not sure if the absence of that file > implies something more “high-level”. I’m vaguely familiar with what goes > into .xsession, although I haven’t worked with X11 for ~25 years or so. > > > > *From:* Jeff Tchang [mailto:jeff.t

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirt beginner needs to create and start VMs entirely on command line

2015-07-09 Thread Jeff Tchang
ption is part of the interface for configuring > this. What are some things I’ll have to do for this? > > > > *From:* Jeff Tchang [mailto:jeff.tch...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 09, 2015 11:21 AM > *To:* KARR, DAVID > *Cc:* libvirt-users@redhat.com > *Subje

Re: [libvirt-users] libvirt beginner needs to create and start VMs entirely on command line

2015-07-09 Thread Jeff Tchang
I actually find I do almost all my VM management inside the virsh command. If the VM appears to exist inside virsh but is in a shut off state then you should try to start it. VNC can also be SSH port forwarded (which I have done before). Not sure if this will help but this is the command I use to

[libvirt-users] Installing virtio drivers on a windows guest

2015-04-13 Thread Jeff Tchang
Just thought I would share my experience trying to get the virtio windows drivers loaded. I kept using the wrong ones and getting a blue screen until I realized I needed to use my distribution's virtio packages. Wrote up a quick article: http://www.returnbooleantrue.com/2015/04/making-your-windows