[Qemu-devel] [Bug 723460] Re: qemu on linux doesn't boot for winxp install via usb

[dankoe]

hey stefan,

I didn't find any manual for installing via usb,
but I tried various letters till "g".
what letter would you suggest?

on my usb drive I have a linux bootable xp partition.
or should I try to boot from a virtual drive via .iso image?

thank you

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Title:
  qemu on linux doesn't boot for winxp install via usb

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  hi guys,
  I try to install windows xp via qemu. I can only boot from usb and somehow it 
is my problem.
  I run a Winxp/xubuntu10.04 Dualboot-system with some virtual drives in 
windows ( till letter f:? ).
  at qemu I created an image from 30Gigabytes and entered this command from the 
imagefile's directory :

  "sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -localtime -usbdevice -hda /dev/sdb -m 384
  -boot d winxp.img"

  the answer is :

  "qemu-system-x86_64: -boot d: drive with bus=0, unit=0 (index=0)
  exists"

  I had to set the usb-stick in the fstab file with this command :

  "UUID=X /media/usb      vfat    rw,users,noauto,umask=000       0
  0"

  anybody experienced the same problem?

  I would appreciate any kind of help

  greetz