[Users] .img file for win2008 controller driver?

Andrew Cathrow acathrow at redhat.com
Wed Jan 16 16:29:49 UTC 2013


what error do you get? 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jonathan Horne" <jhorne at skopos.us>
> To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow at redhat.com>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:27:27 AM
> Subject: RE: [Users] .img file for win2008 controller driver?

> I did swap in the .iso file from there, but even if I manually pick
> the driver, and then the installer finally sees the disk, but 2008R2
> still refuses to install “ to that disk”.

> Any other tips I can try?

> Thanks,
> jonathan

> From: Andrew Cathrow [mailto:acathrow at redhat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:57 AM
> To: Jonathan Horne
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: [Users] .img file for win2008 controller driver?

> if you're using virtio for a Windows VM then you'll need virtio
> drivers, since these aren't included in the Windows install image.

> If you've got a rhel or rhev entitlement then these are on RHN,
> otherwise you can download drivers from the fedora project [1].
> These are signed but not WHQL'd certified but should install fine.

> it looks like there's not a VFD there now just an ISO, not quite sure
> why I'll ask the maintainer - you might need to hotplug the CD
> during install or copy them into a VFD.

> [1] http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/
> ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Jonathan Horne" < jhorne at skopos.us >
> 
> > To: users at ovirt.org
> 
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:45:15 AM
> 
> > Subject: [Users] .img file for win2008 controller driver?
> 

> > Windows 2008 R2 install hits a point where it cannot find the
> > disks,
> > and asks for driver. I assume I need a .img file to mount to
> > virtual
> > floppy. I cannot seem to locate this, can someone point me in the
> > right direction? Is this supposed to be included with the base
> > ovirt
> > install?
> 

> > Thanks,
> 

> > jonathan
> 

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