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[SOLVED] - migration from raw to qcow2, Windows XP guest won't boot

You switched to VirtIO but forgot to install the drivers in the guest. Fix: Revert to IDE ( if=ide ), install the VirtIO drivers as shown in Part 2, merge the registry change, then switch back. i--- Windows Xp Qcow2

-enable-kvm : Leverages kernel-level hardware acceleration for near-native performance. [SOLVED] - migration from raw to qcow2, Windows

The first operational step is provisioning the virtual storage using the qemu-img utility. We will specify the format as qcow2 and allocate a maximum size. Because Windows XP is a lightweight legacy system, 20GB to 40GB is usually more than enough. Execute the following command in your terminal: qemu-img create -f qcow2 win_xp_vm.qcow2 30G Use code with caution. -f qcow2 : Specifies the QCOW2 format. win_xp_vm.qcow2 : The name of the output disk image. 30G : The maximum virtual capacity of the disk. The first operational step is provisioning the virtual

Microsoft’s longest-running OS. It lacks native drivers for VirtIO (paravirtualized I/O). This is the primary hurdle. Standard emulated hardware (IDE drives, RTL8139 NICs) works out of the box but is painfully slow.

if=ide : Configures the QCOW2 hard disk interface as an IDE drive. Do not use VirtIO or SCSI for the initial install, or Windows XP will throw a STOP: 0x0000007B BSOD due to missing drivers.