QEMU update causes Windows reactivation
Bug #1318474 reported by
Dan C
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QEMU |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
After updating QEMU the guest OS's detect new hardware. As a result any Windows OS sees it as a significant change in hardware and require a reactivation.
Host OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
Guest OS's:
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 Web
Windows Server 2008 R2 Data Center
QEMU version: 2.0.0
Revision history for this message
| Thomas Huth (th-huth) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in qemu: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
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| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in qemu: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
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| Yan Vugenfirer (yan-k) wrote | #3 |
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How did you start QEMU with the new version here? You might need to specify the correct machine type with the new version to avoid that the guest sees different hardware (e.g. with the "-machine pc-i440fx-2.0" option).