Bug 44299

Summary: Windows hangs on bootup when using QXL with virtio-serial
Product: Spice Reporter: Stefan Neufeind <freedesktop.org>
Component: win32 qxl xddmAssignee: Spice Bug List <spice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: medium    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86 (IA32)   
OS: Windows (All)   
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Description Stefan Neufeind 2011-12-29 18:12:57 UTC
Tested with WinXP, 32-bit (for running some older stuff)

Providing the VM with either only a QXL-interface *or* the virtio-serial-channel works. But trying to activate both fails on next reboot (early during Windows logo-screen).

http://www.mail-archive.com/spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org/msg06089.html

Unfortunately the downgrade to vioserial-win-1.1.16.zip Hans described in the above mentioned thread didn't work out for me. I made sure to rebuild after uninstall, after installing the virtio-driver (and double-checked it had a date from mid-2010) etc. but adding QXL and rebooting it hung.
Comment 1 Christophe Fergeau 2012-01-02 01:18:51 UTC
What version of spice/qxl are you using? And what kernel are you using on the host? This bug mysteriously went away for me after a distro upgrade on the host. Before that I could reproduce it at will. After that, I've never been able to reproduce.

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