# Creating XP virtual access cdrom/serial port **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Virtualization\ **Created:** [November 7, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278 "2012-11-07T21:00:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ercoupeflyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@ercoupeflyer](https://forums.suse.com/u/ercoupeflyer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278/1 "2012-11-07T21:00:58Z")
Trying to create a virtual machine for xp-pro which is used to poll our time clocks for adp, through the rs232 port on the server… Can not even get the virtual machine to boot from the cdrom, says no boot sector… Have not tried a Microsoft vm yet. Linux vm’s boot and load fine from cds/dvd… So I just don’t understand? Can someone give me some advice or direction here not sure where to look. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![KEVIN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KEVIN1](https://forums.suse.com/u/KEVIN1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278/2 "2012-11-08T04:44:56Z")
ercoupeflyer wrote: [color=blue] > Trying to create a virtual machine for xp-pro[/color] What kind of virtual machine? [color=blue] > which is used to poll > our time clocks for adp, through the rs232 port on the server…[/color] How do you plan to access the rs232 port? [color=blue] > Can not even get the virtual machine to boot from the cdrom, says no > boot sector… Have not tried a Microsoft vm yet. Linux vm’s boot and > load fine from cds/dvd… So I just don’t understand?[/color] It might help us if you provided a few more details about what you are trying to do and what you have already tried. What instructions have you followed to create the VM? [color=blue] > Can someone give me some advice or direction here not sure where to > look.[/color] At this point, I’m not sure either! – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![ercoupeflyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@ercoupeflyer](https://forums.suse.com/u/ercoupeflyer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278/3 "2012-11-08T21:24:49Z")
Ok, Sorry using XEN as installed out of the box by novell ``` i am using the graphical interface provided by novell to create the virtual machine, from the yast2 configuration tools. I right now, simply define from the menu windows xp 2000, 2003 machine using a 32bit cd, the disk drive is assigned as /dev/sda09, cdrom is assigned as defined by the tool. defaults to 512meg memory as defined by tool. ans xp must be fully virtualized as defined by tool and other documents. Assigned single cpu to this machine. ``` All in all I am simply taking all defaults. Hope this will help. I am stuck CDrom does not read the disk Thanks ---
**Author:** ![KEVIN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KEVIN1](https://forums.suse.com/u/KEVIN1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278/4 "2012-11-08T21:50:12Z")
ercoupeflyer wrote: [color=blue] > All in all I am simply taking all defaults. Hope this will help. I > am stuck[/color] I have created several Windows DomU’s and didn’t have any problems. The only difference is that I used the “dd” command to create an ISO image of the disk and saved it to a directory in my Dom0. Then I used the ISO image to do the installation. At this point we are assuming there are no problems with either the drive or the media. You might try to do as I did and create an ISO image. If you can do that, it would verify that both the drive and the media are fine. Then you could try the installation again using the ISO image. What version of SLES is your Dom0? – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![KEVIN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KEVIN1](https://forums.suse.com/u/KEVIN1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/creating-xp-virtual-access-cdrom-serial-port/23278/5 "2012-11-08T21:56:30Z")
ercoupeflyer wrote: [color=blue] > Ok, Sorry using XEN as installed out of the box by novell[/color] In your previous post you said: [color=blue][color=green] > > which is used to poll > > our time clocks for adp, through the rs232 port on the server…[/color][/color] Unless I’m mistaken, I was not aware that you could have a serial port associated with a DomU. Is this something you have considered? How will your DomU access the server’s serial port? – Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner If you find this post helpful and are using the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below…