I am attempting to install a windows 7 VM, but the SCSI driver media is missing.  Or, maybe I am missing something.  I downloaded the suggested virtio iso and it is mounted, but I am not finding any disks during install still.  I assume I am doing something wrong, but at this point it is not obvious.

Then you have to use a newer iso of windows. There is another thread about it that was created not so long ago about it with info on how to get the iso.

Wait,  like a new iso of Windows 7?  Or win 8/10

For win 7, you need an iso that includes sp1

Ah

Shouldn't win 8 have the driver if win7 sp1 does?  Had a win8 iso,  same thing.

 

Also. I found the torrents,  but they fail,  no permission to tracker.

 

So this is not good.  Just wanted to load up so I can upgrade to win 10. If it all fails,  I'll do it bare metal,  the long way, but whatever.  As long as I can get to 10...

I am attempting to install a windows 7 VM, but the SCSI driver media is missing.  Or, maybe I am missing something.  I downloaded the suggested virtio iso and it is mounted, but I am not finding any disks during install still.  I assume I am doing something wrong, but at this point it is not obvious.

Have you gone into the relevant folder for the version of Windows you want and loaded the virtio drivers before continuing the Windows install?  Until you have done that no disks will be found.

yeah, virtioscsi win7 amd64...

 

unless of course I am not supposed to be using raw disk type, that was the only other thought I had.

yeah, virtioscsi win7 amd64...

 

unless of course I am not supposed to be using raw disk type, that was the only other thought I had.

Wrong folder. Viostor, not scsi.

Well,  let me try.  I thought I did,  but I'll try it again to be sure

disk (raw\qcow2) doesnt dictate the driver needed, the controller you specify in your xml/vmconfig does.

post the disk part of your xml and we will be able to say which driver you need.

 

if its "bus='virtio'", you need to use the viostor driver. If its "bus='scsi'" (pretty sure the GUI doesnt do scsi disks too), you need to use the virtio-scsi driver.

 

Also, make sure you use a virtio driver thats digitally signed. 0.1.109-2 are what I use and DO work on windows 8 and windows 10:

 

https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.109-2/virtio-win-0.1.109.iso

yeah, virtioscsi win7 amd64...

 

unless of course I am not supposed to be using raw disk type, that was the only other thought I had.

Wrong folder. Viostor, not scsi.

This worked for win8.  I can now test win7, but believe that is where I will need sp1 media.

 

Thanks.