Unable to install Windows 2012 Server in qemu VM

[David Lee Lambert]

Trying to use qemu to create a new Windows 2012 Server virtual system on an Ubuntu 32-bit host. The VM boots, runs a progress-bar through twice, dispays the Windows logo for a few seconds, then displays the error-message...

Your PC needs to restart.
Please hold down the power button.
Error Code: 0x0000005D
Parmeters:
0x00000000078BFBF9
0x000000002191ABF9
0c0000000000000000
0c0000000000000000

Complete command line is

qemu-system-x86_64 -no-kvm -m 1478 -vnc :29 -boot order=cd -hda win2k12-C.bin -cdrom win2k12.iso -name win2k12 -vga vmware -rtc base=localtime -net nic,vlan=1,model=e1000 -net user,vlan=1,net=10.10.199.0/24,host=10.10.199.78,hostfwd=tcp::32922-10.10.199.15:22,hostfwd=tcp::32980-10.10.199.15:80 -pidfile win2k12.pid -daemonize

where file "win2k12.iso" is a symlink to file "en_windows_server_2012_x64_dvd_915478.iso" with MD5 fingerprint da91135483e24689bfdaf05d40301506.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

For a first stab I'll try to reproduce this on x86-64 raring. (I realize you're on i386 but amd64 happens to be the iso i've downloaded). Could you please tell me which ubuntu release you are on?

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Confirmed on raring amd64.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Ok, so as pointed out in the mailing list previously, this appears to be a bug in the tcg emulation: it is failing to faithfully reproduce nx.

Running *with* -enable-kvm works. Without kvm extensions fails.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

(This is the same as bug 921208 against upstream QEMU.)