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CD-ROM booting does not work #103

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@presario42

Booting from CD-ROM yields error 003. Verified that it's not a QEMU problem as starting a VM from command line works fine.

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  1. Tech-FZ commented on May 6, 2025

    @Tech-FZ
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    Have you tried booting from d?

  2. presario42 commented on May 6, 2025

    @presario42
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    Tried every boot option possible (i'm aware it does not look like that in the image)

  3. Tech-FZ commented on May 7, 2025

    @Tech-FZ
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    Did you also try other cdrom images?

  4. presario42 commented on May 7, 2025

    @presario42
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    Tried Windows 98, 95, 2000, none of them booted

  5. Tech-FZ commented on May 7, 2025

    @Tech-FZ
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    Did you use the official ISO files (especially applies to Windows 2000 and XP)?

  6. presario42 commented on May 7, 2025

    @presario42
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    Most of the ISOs (95-2000) were obtained through WinWorld. XP ISO was obtained on Archive.org

  7. edvdave commented on Dec 22, 2025

    @edvdave

    GUYS - i do have the same issue. Workaround: rename your .iso to a shorter filename and avoid special characters.
    Plus: i just do get the error when attaching two .isos (Windows + Virtio). When you just attach one cdrom and ignore the second cdrom option. The iso boot DOES work.

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