Re: [Qemu-devel] DMA in Windows 2000/XP/2003

[Christian MICHON]

I think you need to sysprep or you'll get a 7b error.
After all, enabling this dma patch is equivalent to change
your hdd controller, somehow, and it's vital hw to xp/2k.

-- 
Christian


On 8/29/05, Brad Campbell <address@hidden> wrote:
> Kazu wrote:
> >
> > This patch might help..
> >
> > http://ebisa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/qemu/arcs/qemu-piix4-udma-20050514.zip
> 
> Interesting.. after applying that patch both my win2k and winxp installs 
> refused to boot.
> Winxp gets as far as the safe mode selection screen, select safe mode and it 
> goes straight back to
> the selection screen. Win2k just bluescreens during the boot process mumbling 
> something about being
> unable to access the boot disk.
> 
> However, a fresh clean winxp install appears to be working and is reporting 
> DMA enabled.
> (Also appears to be a little lighter on the host cpu, but have not really got 
> any way of benchmarking).
> 
> Go figure ?!?
> 
> I'm wondering if this patch is ever likely to make it into mainline?
> 
> Brad
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