Boot native Windows7 install in KVM

Question

I have native installed and working Windows7.

When I try to boot it as

sudo kvm -hda /dev/sda

it shows BSOD 0x0000007B even if I try to Safe Boot mode.

Same problem using

kvm -drive file=/dev/sda,index=0,media=disk,if=ide 
kvm -drive file=/dev/sda,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio

(virtio driver are installed in win7)

WindowsXP was working using this schema. What's wrong? What can be made to have it working as bare boot, as KVM boot?

dyasny · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 12:57:27Z

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your windows lacks the ide and virtio drivers, and fails to boot. try to start it up, add the required drivers, and then run it under kvm

answered Nov 11, 2011 at 12:57

dyasny

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It looks like the OP says the virtio drivers are installed in the question.
– MDMarra
Nov 11, 2011 at 18:03
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haven't done this in a while, but iirc, there was more than just installing a driver required - some registry hack that would make windows think this driver should be used at boot. The way virt-v2v inserts drivers, you know?
– dyasny
Nov 11, 2011 at 18:28
Thanks for info about v2v! libguestfs.org/virt-v2v -- looks to be i need p2v, and that helps.
– datacompboy
Nov 22, 2011 at 14:31

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