dnjap wrote: >I'm looking for a laptop on which I can run KVM. > >1. Does anyone have a list of AMD-V or VT-x capable laptop CPU's? Is it not as simple as checking for the svm or vt flags? egrep '(vt|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo Take a bootable LiveCD into your local computer shop and check. >2. It seems Turion 64 X2 and some of Core 2 Duo processors can run KVM. >Does anyone know which of these CPU's implement Nested Page Tables or >Extended Page Tables? (Xen's compatibility list doesn't provide such >details: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Processors) > >3. If you're running KVM on your laptop, could you share the >information? Does your laptop's BIOS support AMD-V or VT-x? FWIW, I have KVM running on my ASUS laptop, with the following CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 I don't know about nested/extended page tables no BIOS support, perhaps someone who knows something can help you there. I can tell you that all I did was check for the svm flag, and once confirmed, I compiled and installed KVM and it ran. NB: don't use recent sources (post v80) if you want to run compressed qcow2 images, as you'll only get corruption. I was told on this list that QEMU has resolved the problem but that the patch hasn't been ported across to the KVM branch yet. As such, get a laptop with a *big* hard drive if you plan to run the latest versions. -- Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia "Let the laddie play wi the knife - he'll learn" - The Wee Book of Calvin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
