Hi, Any updates on my previous email? Thank you, Satish. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Satish Kagathara <satishkagathara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 It seems that earlier kvm utility has been replaced by qemu-kvm 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
