"Missing CD / DVD driver" when installing Windows Server 2008 R2

[smalldave]

Hi,
Having problems trying to setup a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM.
At the start of installation I get "Missing CD / DVD driver".
Found various possible causes but looks like most likely is that the IDE controller isn't recognised.
Does that sound right? What can I do to fix?
System is [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]AMD Phenom II X6 1055T in a [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H.

Cheers.
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[tom]

post the output of 'pveversion -v' - windows should install without any issues.

 

[michaelcanada]

I'm having the same problem -- here's my pveversion output.

Thanks in advance for the help!

# pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.7-10 (pve-manager/1.7/5323)
running kernel: 2.6.32-4-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.7-30
pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-30
qemu-server: 1.1-28
pve-firmware: 1.0-10
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-16
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.24-1pve4
vzdump: 1.2-10
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.13.0-3
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-4

 

[tom]

do you install from a physical CD/DVD or from an ISO image? try ISO image.

 

[valshare]

Hello,

same here with Window7 Pro. The Setup ask for a device driver. I point to the latest RedHat drivers, but without luck. I will try to install from an ISO Image.

name: win7
ide2: local:iso/virtio-win-1.1.16.iso,media=cdrom
vlan0: rtl8139=B2:D2:E2:0C:1B:2B
bootdisk: virtio0
virtio0: local:101/vm-101-disk-1.raw
ostype: w2k8
memory: 1028
sockets: 1
ide0: local:iso/Windows7_GER_PRO.iso,media=cdrom

pve-manager: 1.7-12 (pve-manager/1.7/5490)
running kernel: 2.6.32-4-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.7-30
pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-30
qemu-server: 1.1-28
pve-firmware: 1.0-10
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-16
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.24-1pve4
vzdump: 1.2-10
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.13.0-3
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-5

 

[tom]

the win setup will ask for the virtio (viostor.inf) drivers as you specified a virtio disk. this works (here) using the same setup/version. I used a iso image.

check your ISO/CD.

 

[Lokytech]

Install your windows on an ide hdd.

Once installed, add a virtio hdd of 1GB and boot in failsafe mode.
Virtio drivers are not signed, so you can't install them on Win 2008 except in failsafe mode.

 

[tom]

the virtio drivers from the fedora project are signed and can used to install on virtio, also on win7-64 and win2008r2.

 

[valshare]

Hi Tom,

thanx for help me out. The ISO was corrupted! Redownloaded it and it works with the virtio drivers.

Regards, Valshare