Windows over proxmox

[_El_Chojin_]

Since one weekend, my virtual machine with windows XP fails, every 10 minutes or less virtual machine dont answer, if you enter with the vnc of the proxmox interface, you get a black page(there is not a screen saver, i dont hace that enable) the problem is that server freezes and need to start another time. What can i do?

 

[tom]

Since one weekend, my virtual machine with windows XP fails, every 10 minutes or less virtual machine dont answer, if you enter with the vnc of the proxmox interface, you get a black page(there is not a screen saver, i dont hace that enable) the problem is that server freezes and need to start another time. What can i do?

do you changed anything as it works before? pls post your /etc/qemu-server/VMID.conf file.

 

[_El_Chojin_]

No i didn't change anything.

name: WinXP
ide2: Windows_XP_conSP3.iso,media=cdrom
smp: 2
bootdisk: ide0
ide0: vm-101-disk.qcow2
ostype: wxp
memory: 3072
onboot: 0
boot: cad
freeze: 0
cpuunits: 1000
acpi: 1
kvm: 1
vlan0: rtl8139=3A:21:AA:91:0F:6B

I have changed now ram from 4Gb to 3Gb, and at this time server is uptime for 1h, but i dont think that this affect.

 

[tom]

No i didn't change anything.

name: WinXP
ide2: Windows_XP_conSP3.iso,media=cdrom
smp: 2
bootdisk: ide0
ide0: vm-101-disk.qcow2
ostype: wxp
memory: 3072
onboot: 0
boot: cad
freeze: 0
cpuunits: 1000
acpi: 1
kvm: 1
vlan0: rtl8139=3A:21:AA:91:0F:6B

I have changed now ram from 4Gb to 3Gb, and at this time server is uptime for 1h, but i dont think that this affect.

try e1000 instead of rtl8139 (make sure you download the latest Intel drivers before you change the network).

 

[dietmar]

Also test with one CPU (smp:1)

 

[_El_Chojin_]

How can i download the lastest intel drivers before?

 

[tom]

How can i download the lastest intel drivers before?

Go to www.intel.com and download the drivers for Intel Gbit NIC, save them on the WinXP. Poweroff, change the network card to e1000 via the hardware tab and poweron. Install the previously drivers inside windows.

 

[mmenaz]

He means: from inside the Windows VM download the latest e1000 nic drivers from Intel site and save i.e. in C:\inteldriver.
Then from Proxmox web interface shoutdown the VM, change the "emulated" netword hardware (from rtl8139 to e1000) and start windows VM again.
From Proxmox-VNC screen you will have Windows telling that has found the new nic and asking for the driver... point it to C.\inteldriver and complete installation.

 

[_El_Chojin_]

Sorry but i dont find the driver that i need to download, do you have the url of it?

Thanks.

 

[resignation]

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17906/a08/PROXP.exe

Save in C:\, power down the KVM, delete the realtek ethernet card, add the e1000 and power up. Run the PROXP.exe to install the new driver.

 

[_El_Chojin_]

Thanks, i have installed it, i will wait some hours to see if problem is solved.

 

[_El_Chojin_]

Since yesterday no problems, i will update the post if there is another time the same problem.

Thanks for the link and the solution.