Hi, See my inline comments. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Michael Tokarev <mjt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Please stop top-posting. > > Satish Kagathara wrote: >> Hi Michael, >> >> 1. It seems that earlier kvm utility has been replaced by qemu-kvm >> right? Because i found few threads on net referring to kvm command. > > No. It were always named qemu-system-x86_64. Different distributions > name it differently. In Debian it were named kvm since beginning and > is still named this way, but the package name were renamed from kvm > to qemu-kvm. Thank you for sharing this information. > >> 2. Do you mean Linux KVM works/emulates only IDE controller for >> starting windows? It does not support SATA/RAID to start windows? > > It can emulate one of: > Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE controller > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895a SCSI controller > Virtio "controller" > > There are a bunch of various sata controllers out there (just like > ide and scsi), and qemu does not emulate any of them. Thanks again. > >> 3. Do you think i need to start my linux kernel with IOMMU or >> Intel_iommu options? > > It depends on your needs. I meant whether we need to start linux kernel with IOMMU or intel_iommu option in command line for KVM to work or not. But i believe it is not required for KVM. > >> Meanwhile i will try to find how can i prepare my windows to boot from >> PIIX IDE controller. > > Hint: google for "mergeide". That works for WinXP but not > necessary Win7. I googled 'mergeide'. I tried it on Windows 7 and it worked. I am able to qemu-kvm windows 7 now. Thank you so much. I also tried it on Windows XP but i am still facing some problem. XP works if i start in Safe Mode but not in normal mode. Gives me an error - services.exe - Application Error with message Exception breakpoint, Click OK to terminate the program then gives lsass.exe - application failed to initialize properly error. Also, i observed that Windows 7 shutdown takes a lot more time then regular shutdown. Any reason/clue on this behaviour? Couple of new questions - 1. Can i run qemu-kvm from linux kernel with only command support. No desktop environment installed (X11)? If yes, what is the procedure? 2. If i restart/shutdown from quest OS that is windows in my case, is it possible to restart/shutdown the complete system (i.e. host OS too)? > > /mjt > Thanks, Satish. -- 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
