v0.2.5 build ISO and start VM but don't install W7 about vmcloak HOT 7 CLOSED

Hi,

can you check what happens if you change the IMAGE/NAME value in the autounattend.xml file
so that it matches the windows key you are using.

    <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
    <Value>Windows 7 HOMEBASIC</Value>

For example replace it with "Windows 7 Ultimate" if you using a Ultimate licence key.

File to change: https://github.com/jbremer/vmcloak/blob/master/vmcloak/data/win7/autounattend.xml

If you installed vmcloak via a recent pip version just run "pip show vmcloak" and navigate to the install path of the module and then just grep for the filename in there.

Also what happens if you simply press "Next" in this dialog screen after choosing the right windows version. Does the installation continue without any further errors?

from vmcloak.

I had this same issue, my version is Windows 7 Professional. I made the following change to autounattend.xml and it completed the install without stopping on the version selection screen.

 <Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
 <Value>Windows 7 Professional</Value>

from vmcloak.

Thanks for help me, I will go to try it and comment here if work with that. :D

from vmcloak.

Hello all, i have the same issue with a Windows 7 Professional ISO. I did try the suggestion of @jalewis but it still get stuck at the version selection screen. I will try with a home basic ISO and report back.

from vmcloak.

So after trying with a different image i noticed the same thing. Then i checked that the process architecture is set to amd64 while i was using an x86 image. So i changed processorArchitecture="amd64" to processorArchitecture="x86" and it moved on. I think when selecting the --win7 option it should choose a different xml specific to x86. BR.

from vmcloak.

Yeah :-) Did your solution work for your ISO (changing amd64 to x86)? If so, feel free to do a PR for the related functionality of deciding between 32-bit and 64-bit :-)
Or probably can get quite far just replacing all amd64 with something like %PLATFORM% and replacing that afterwards.

from vmcloak.

I have finally implemented the necessary logic for this issue as started by @jhg. Closing it as fixed. Please reopen if any issues arise.
@ezeteze At this point 32-bit Windows 7 support is not yet high on the todo list. Please feel free to open a new issue if you're still interested in that functionality, although I'd simply suggest to get a 64-bit Windows 7 ISO.

from vmcloak.