[SOLVED] Windows Server 2003 R2 bluescreen when install virtio

[gbr]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2003 R2 Server (32 bit) I moved from XenServer to KVM. I had booting issues (bluescreens) related to Dynamic Disks. I managed to boot by converting the /dev/sda Dynamic disk to a Basic disk. I still have two (/dev/sdb /dev/sdc) Dyanic disks that don't show up when the system boots.

I tried to install the virtio drivers, to see if they would see the Dynamic disks. I'm using version 1.65 from the Fedora Project. As soon as I install them, Windows bluescreens with 0x0000007f and dumps memory. The drivers never actually install.

Has anyone seen this issue before? Any possible tactics I can take?

Gerald

 

[tom]

Re: Windows Server 2003 R2 bluescreen when install virtio

use virtio drivers from here:
http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/archives/virtio-win-0.1-49/virtio-win-0.1-49.iso

reading forums threads also helps (use search function):
http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/12568-new-virtio-0-1-52-Windows-drivers-available?p=71899#post71899

 

[gbr]

Re: Windows Server 2003 R2 bluescreen when install virtio

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the reply. I'll try the -49 drivers.

I did try the search function, obviously. My searches didn't bring up that particular thread. I searched for bluescreen and 0x0000007f, the thread only mentions oxo7f (lower case letter o, not zero), so the thread didn't pop up.

Gerald

 

[gbr]

Re: Windows Server 2003 R2 bluescreen when install virtio

Toms solution worked for me. I still don't have Dynamic disks working, and the virtio driver doesn't understand Microsoft Dynamic disks either.