I wonder if its possible to pass a already existing windows install into qemu (fedora 40 kde)

CameronDev , 7 hours ago

Is your qemu using bios or uefi? You cant switch between them without something like that happening.

Mwa OP , 6 hours ago

Uefi

CameronDev , 6 hours ago

www.reddit.com/r/AlmaLinux/comments/…/jz6st75/?ut…

If anyone comes across this, you can just press ESC at the Tianocore/bios startup and just disable secure boot!

?? Worth a try? I’m out of ideas though

Mwa OP , 6 hours ago

did not help same error but the text looks more high quality for some reason

CameronDev , 6 hours ago

Well that’s something :D I’m out of ideas, good luck. Might just be easier to reinstall.

Mwa OP , 6 hours ago

Alr

breadsmasher , 6 hours ago

“The same error but in HD” is my new favourite “well it did something but I don’t know why”

Mwa OP , 5 hours ago

lol i didnt know how to word it out

breadsmasher , 4 hours ago

Oh definitely! You explained it perfectly well, I understood

Mwa OP , 4 hours ago

oh

breadsmasher , 4 hours ago

:( I was making a light hearted joke, nothing bad?

Mwa OP , 4 hours ago

i was saying “oh” cause i saw your context and i know your joking now

breadsmasher , 4 hours ago

☺️

Sonotsugipaa , 2 hours ago

I’m glad this misunderstanding about an error in HD came to a resolution

Mwa OP , 4 hours ago (edited 3 hours ago)

Managed to fix it (By reparing it in hirens bootcd) but gives me a system thread excepsion not handled bsod Fixed this issue by changing the cpu to qemu64

DLSantini , 4 hours ago

Yes. Yes it is. I had a single Windows install that was my main system. I eventually decided to semi-switch to Linux, and passed that SSD through to a VM, along with the GPU and half of my USB ports in order to continue running that Windows install for gaming and Adobe stuff. You just have to keep messing around with the config of the VM, and look up info about getting your UUID from Windows to add to your VM config, so your Windows license/activation will keep working as is. There are guides and info for all of this if you Google around. Don’t remember exactly where I found those guides, as I ran that setup for about year and then switched that Windows install back to bare metal, and it has been about another year since then. I do remember that I got the same boot issues as you when switching back and forth between bare metal and VM, and I had to run the Windows boot repair tools to get everything working. Trying looking into that.

Mwa OP , 4 hours ago

alr

Bitrot , 4 hours ago

Hit a key.

It will give you options. One of them is generally continue boot.

Mwa OP , 4 hours ago

tried that takes me to the same screen

mrvictory1 , 6 hours ago

Possible. Disable bitlocker if you have it enabled, create a recovery disc from Windows, pass through your recovery disc and SSD to QEMU, boot from the recovery disc, run automatic startup repair. Ensure you use the correct firmware type in QEMU: If your SSD is GPT then use UEFI. If it is MBR then use BIOS.

Mwa OP , 5 hours ago

Sorry i was confused by your reply but i need a 16gb usb to make a recovery disk so am prob trying hirens bootcd