[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] [NEW] Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] [NEW] Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Yongjie Ren]

Public bug reported:

Environment:
------------
Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP


Bug detailed description:
--------------------------
it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
-----Win8 Error-------
Your computer needs to restart.
Please hold down the power button.
Error code: 0x0000005D
Parameters:
0x03060D03
0x756E6547
0x49656E69
0x6C65746E
-----Win8 Error-------

"0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso


Reproduce steps:
----------------
1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up


Current result:
----------------
32bit Win8 guest crash

Expected result:
----------------
32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Rovano]

I use Virtualbox latest and same problem.
Try 64 edition Windows...

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Rovano]

Vmware player 4.0.2 is ok.

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Yongjie Ren]

64bit Win8 client can work fine as a kvm guest, however, 32bit can't
work.

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Jan Kiszka]

Try varying the CPU type (-cpu ...). Some work for me here, others
don't. Likely some subtle bug(s) in the definitions.

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Yongjie Ren]

For 32bit Win8, I used different cpu mode and got different results as following.
n270:   can boot up
athlon:  fail (Error code: 0x0000005D)
pentium3:  can boot up
pentium2:   fail(Error code: 0x0000005D)
Pentium:  fail(error code: 0xc0000260)
486:      fail(error code: 0xc0000260)
Coreduo:  can boog up 
Kvm32:  can boot up 
Qemu32:  can boot up
Kvm64:  can bootup 
Core2duo:  can boot up
Phenom:  can boot up
Qemu64:  fail (Error code: 0x0000005D)

[root@jay-linux ~]# qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu ?
x86           [n270]
x86         [athlon]
x86       [pentium3]
x86       [pentium2]
x86        [pentium]
x86            [486]
x86        [coreduo]
x86          [kvm32]
x86         [qemu32]
x86          [kvm64]
x86       [core2duo]
x86         [phenom]
x86         [qemu64]

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Marcelo Tosatti]

PAE/NX/SSE2 Support Requirement Guide for Windows 8

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/error-when-installing-
windows-8-release-preview/a2c11f2c-d43b-44fc-9bc0-61805a2d95ef

Perhaps adding 3DNow allows qemu64 to boot?

In any case, this is not a KVM bug.

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Yongjie Ren]

qemu64 cpu model has PAE/NX/SSE2 Support by default.
Also, after I used "-cpu qemu64,+3dnow", 32bit Win8 also can't be installed and had a BSOD with "Error code: 0x0000005D".

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[chao zhou]

It's not a KVM bug.

** Changed in: qemu
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
  ----------------
  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
  ----------------
  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1007269] Re: Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

[Stefan Weil]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 921208 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/921208

It's not a KVM bug, but a well known problem of QEMU without KVM (TCG).
There is currently no solution.

** Changed in: qemu
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 921208
   win7/x64 installer hangs on startup with 0x0000005d.

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Title:
  Can’t install or boot up 32bit win8 guest.

Status in QEMU:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Environment:
  ------------
  Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
  Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Linux(rhel6u1)
  kvm.git Commit:51bfd2998113e1f8ce8dcf853407b76a04b5f2a0
  qemu-kvm Commit:3fd9fedb9fae4517d93d76e93a2924559cacf2f6
  Host Kernel Version:3.4.0-rc7
  Hardware:WSM-EP,Romley-EP

  
  Bug detailed description:
  --------------------------
  it can't install or boot up 32bit Win8(Consumer Preview Update 2) guest. The guest will crash with the following error, while 64bit Win8 and 32bit Win7 guest work fine. 
  -----Win8 Error-------
  Your computer needs to restart.
  Please hold down the power button.
  Error code: 0x0000005D
  Parameters:
  0x03060D03
  0x756E6547
  0x49656E69
  0x6C65746E
  -----Win8 Error-------

  "0x0000005D" code means "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" in Windows.

  BTW, you can get 32bit Win8 ISO from the following website. 
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

  
  Reproduce steps:
  ----------------
  1. get 32 bit win8 ISO
  2. prepare a disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/win8-32.img bs=1M count=16384
  3. start a guest to install 32bit win8: qemu-system –m 4096 –smp 4 –hda /root/win8-32.img –cdrom /media/32bit-Win8.iso
  4. if you have a 32bit win8 image,try to boot it up

  
  Current result:
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  32bit Win8 guest crash

  Expected result:
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  32bit win8 guest boot up correctly

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