Windows Installation Freezing

[inanbayram]

Hello everyboy,

i installed today on my Debian Lenny Dedicated Server Proxmox VE. My Problem is, when i want try to install a Windows Server 2008 it freeze on Black screen like "Windows is loading files"


Installing a linux Server is working fine. I hope someone can help me.

Regards Inan

Edit: Maybe this Information can be interessting

My Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-4-pve
Proxmox Virtual Environment 1.7

 

[tom]

yes, this is a known issue for outdated win2008 install cd´s and iso´s. you should use a install cd/iso with sp2 integrated, this works.

and win2008r2 works also

 

[inanbayram]

Hello. again. No one have a idea whats the Problem?

Edit : sorry Tom i saw your answer later ... i'm online ob Mobilephone....
I will try IT tomorrow Sitz sp2....

 

[inanbayram]

Hi Tom,

thank you for helping. I tried Windows 2008 R2 32Bit but this dont work. It worked only with the 64Bit. Is that normaly?


Regards Inan

 

[tom]

based on my knowledge there is no 32-bit version of win2008r2, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/system-requirements.aspx

 

[hmidou]

Hi Tom,

I have server with mutliple Windows Server 2008 VMs.

After the update to PVE 1.7, I am experiencing nearly the same problem.

The VMs cannot start. Even when T try to repair/reinstall them with the installation DVD VM freeze at the same place.

Do you have any solution ?

I think it is maybe not possible but is there a way to go back to PVE 1.6 ?

Best Regards,

Hmidou.

 

[tom]

existing VM works here without problems and also new ones works - only installations with outdated iso has the problem as is reproduced here. post the output of 'pveversion -v' to check the updated server.

you can downgrade the qemu-kvm package manually (back to 0.12.5)

 

[hmidou]

Thanks for your answer Tom.

My problem must come from the fact thaty VMs are Windows Server 2008 SP1 VMs...

Another little question : to downgrade to qemu-KVM-0.12.5 is it just a aptitude install qemu-kvm-0.12.5 command or
is it something else ?

Best regards,

Hmidou.

 

[Wakko]

existing VM works here without problems and also new ones works - only installations with outdated iso has the problem as is reproduced here. post the output of 'pveversion -v' to check the updated server.

you can downgrade the qemu-kvm package manually (back to 0.12.5)

Latest Symantec Backup Exec Server Recovery CD doesn't load too. When I downgrade qemu-kvm - this CD is working, with latest qemu-kvm - it freezing on "Windows is loading files" screen. It's not very convenient to downgrade qemu-kvm everytime when I need to load BESR CD for restoring OS in VM. :-(

 

[tom]

I do not know this product but is it based on win2008?