Re: Installing Windows XP in Xen under NetBSD

[David Brownlee <abs%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, John Hayward wrote:

> I have had varying success with Windows XP and Xen.
>
> Currently I can boot an Windows XP but for some reason shortly after
> booting the mouse and keyboard appear to freeze.  The system gets to
> the point I can click on the start menu.

        What NetBSD and xen version are you using? I'm running the
        latest netbsd-5 with the latest sysutils/xentools3-hvm

> I have:
> usbdevice='tablet'
>
> because at least in earlier versions of xen this seemed to help with mouse
> movement.
>
> The manual page on xmdomain.cfg appears to be out of date and does not 
> discuss this option.

        Aha - that definitely helps. I had been disabling 'Enhance pointer
        precision' under 'Control Panel' -> 'Mouse' -> 'Pointer Options'
        but no longer :)

        Added a note to the wiki entry - thanks :)

http://wiki.netbsd.se/How_to_set_up_a_guest_OS_using_xen3#Configuring_and_installing_a_Windows_XP_DOMU


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