Well, reading all the log I tried to understand what was going on. It happens that on disk4s1 there is no Windows installed. So I think that the creation of the VM aborts.
I tried to arrange yet another USB disk with a Windows XP already installed, which I managed to do. I plugged it in and started Parallels Desktop. I was then able to creat a boot camp virtual machine (...). So I tried to follow the directions on your first post.
Unfortunately, I got stuck right on the 3rd <Storage> section, that doesn't exist on the the DiskDescriptor.xml file.
This is my DiskDescriptor.xml file:
Code:
<Parallels_disk_image Version="1.0" >
<Disk_Parameters>
<Disk_size>156301488</Disk_size>
<Cylinders>155061</Cylinders>
<Heads>16</Heads>
<Sectors>63</Sectors>
<Padding>0</Padding>
<Miscellaneous>
<CompatLevel>level2:p</CompatLevel>
</Miscellaneous>
</Disk_Parameters>
<StorageData>
<Storage>
<Start>0</Start>
<End>1</End>
<Blocksize>1008</Blocksize>
<Image>
<GUID>{5fbaabe3-6958-40ff-92a7-860e329aab41}</GUID>
<Type>Plain</Type>
<Flags/>
<File>PhysicalMbr.hds</File>
</Image>
</Storage>
<Storage>
<Start>63</Start>
<End>78156224</End>
<Blocksize>1008</Blocksize>
<Image>
<GUID>{5fbaabe3-6958-40ff-92a7-860e329aab41}</GUID>
<Type>Bootcamp</Type>
<Flags/>
<File>/dev/disk5s1</File>
</Image>
</Storage>
</StorageData>
<Snapshots>
<Shot>
<GUID>{5fbaabe3-6958-40ff-92a7-860e329aab41}</GUID>
<ParentGUID>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}</ParentGUID>
</Shot>
</Snapshots>
</Parallels_disk_image>
And this is my Partition Inspector data:
Code:
*** Report for internal hard disk ***
Current GPT partition table:
# Start LBA End LBA Type
1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)
2 409640 625140295 Basic Data
Current MBR partition table:
# A Start LBA End LBA Type
1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective
2 * 409640 625140295 07 NTFS/HPFS
MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable
Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)
Partition at LBA 409640:
Boot Code: Windows NTLDR
File System: NTFS
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type 07 NTFS/HPFS, active
What changes should I make to diskdescriptor.xml?
Update
I was able to update both files with some data calculated with your instructions. I updated the 2nd Storage section in DiskDescriptor.xml with that data, even though it points to a PhysicalMbr.hds file and not to a PhysicalGptCopy.hds.
This way I was able to start the Virtual Machine, which triggers a configuration step "Please wait while your virtual machine is being configured... [..] (Step 1 of 4)". In the middle of Step 1 it says that I have to manually do something on the virtual machine (You need to manually continue the configuration process.).
It then tries to boot the VM but it stucks with the following information:
Code:
Parallels(R) VGA-Compatible BIOS Version 3.0.2111.89721
4.0.3810.351321 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:33:16
2048 MB Physical memory installed
SCSI controller is not installed.
Network bootrom is installed.
Trying to boot from Primary Master IDE drive ...
boot0: MBR
boot0: MBR
boot0: error
And I am stuck again. I can imagine this is because my USB disk was MBR partitioned and disk0 is GUID partitioned...
How to proceed?
Thanks in advance
RobS
