Bug 1875652 - vfd disk not work with windows 2000 Server
Summary: vfd disk not work with windows 2000 Server
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization Tools
Classification: Community
Component: virtio-win
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Amnon Ilan
QA Contact: lijin
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-09-04 01:52 UTC by Frederico Madeira
Modified: 2020-09-06 15:11 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2020-09-06 15:11:02 UTC
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Description Frederico Madeira 2020-09-04 01:52:01 UTC 
Description of problem: With virtio-win-x86.vfd (latest or first version) not working in windows 2000 Server. If I choose SCSI or virtio disk, VFD file ofere only win xp or win 2k3 driveres


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How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add floppy to virtual machine
2. start windows 2000 installation
3. Press F6 to select driver
4. Choose XP or Win 2k3.

Actual results:
If I choose win 2k3 installation not found disk if I choose win xp driver installation found 7 disk instead only one.


Expected results:
Detect correct disk 

Additional info:
Please add support to windows 2000 server on virtio-win vfd file
Comment 1 Vadim Rozenfeld 2020-09-04 03:12:44 UTC 
There is no such thing as virtio-win drivers for Windows 2000.
WS2K3 storage driver cannot be installed on W2K/WXP due to the fact
that it is a storport miniport driver rather then scsiport.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/storage/storage-port-drivers

I suggest closing this bug as wontfix.

Vadim.
Comment 2 Amnon Ilan 2020-09-06 15:11:02 UTC 
Closing based on comment#1
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