From c93bf33b8ba365831b66f9d5f7ac5300df8cd82a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicco Kunzmann Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 20:56:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add link when getting stuck at glowing logo https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2488 This issue explains the behavior and solution. I add this documentation where I would have liked to find it. --- managing-os/hvm.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/managing-os/hvm.md b/managing-os/hvm.md index f1724823..64eafb2a 100644 --- a/managing-os/hvm.md +++ b/managing-os/hvm.md @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ qvm-start win7 --cdrom=/dev/cdrom Next the VM will start booting from the attached CDROM device (which in the example above just happens to be a Windows 7 installation disk). Depending on the OS that is being installed in the VM one might be required to start the VM several times (as is the case with Windows 7 installations), because whenever the installer wants to "reboot the system" it actually shutdowns the VM and Qubes won't automatically start it. Several invocations of qvm-start command (as shown above) might be needed. +**Note:** If your Windows installation gets stuck at the glowing Windows logo, you might want to read [Issue 2488][issue-2488] for a solution. + [![r2b1-win7-installing.png](/attachment/wiki/HvmCreate/r2b1-win7-installing.png)](/attachment/wiki/HvmCreate/r2b1-win7-installing.png) Using Installation ISOs located in other VMs