Re: [Qemu-devel] Windows 8 fails to boot

[Gleb Natapov]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 11:08:17AM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:
> 
> On 01.03.2012, at 10:54, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 10:46:37AM +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:
> >> 
> >> On 01.03.2012, at 09:00, Andreas Färber wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> Am 01.03.2012 05:24, schrieb Jun Koi:
> >>>> anybody tested Qemu with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
> >>>> 
> >>>> i tried the 32-bit ISO file with 1.0.1, with and without -enable-kvm,
> >>>> and Qemu reboots immediately after the first screen. that is no more
> >>>> than 10 seconds into the boot.
> >>> 
> >>> Alex has posted patches that supposedly make AHCI boot work.
> >> 
> >> Yes, but TCG mode also failed on me. I only tried the x64 version though.
> >> 
> >> 
> > Why AHCI is needed? I was able to install it on ide (qemu-kvm -cpu
> > host).
> 
> It's not needed, it's just faster. Andreas was trying to say that I did run 
> Windows 8, because I had it working with AHCI. :)
> 
> 
Ah, got it. Well, I confirm that it runs, but installing it was the least
pleasant computer experience I ever had, so why bother? :)

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                        Gleb.