kvm-76 --std-vga problem

[Michael Malone <michael.malone@tait.co.nz>]

Hi Everyone,

I just downloaded and ran the new kvm-76 (upgrading from kvm-74) and I 
have a few issues.
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) as my host and Windows XP as my guest.  
I am using VT-d and the kernel modules loaded correctly.

Here is the command I use to start kvm:
kvm-bridge -hda windows2.img -boot c -m 1000 -serial /dev/ttyUSB0 
-serial file:serial.out -smp 2 -usb -usbdevice "tablet" -full-screen 
-cdrom /dev/cdrom

kvm-bridge is a script that configures my network and passes the other 
options straight through to qemu-system-x86_64

1) what is the difference between running qemu-system-x86_64 and kvm 
directly?
Because, when I run kvm directly, I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/malonem/kvm-76/kvm", line 20, in <module>
    external_module = config.get('shell', 'want_module')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/ConfigParser.py", line 511, in get
    raise NoSectionError(section)
ConfigParser.NoSectionError: No section: 'shell'

2) (this has been around for quite some time, I just haven't done 
anything about it)
Even though I start up with -smp 2, windows only reads 1 cpu

3) When I run it using the --std-vga parameter, windows boots to just 
before it gets to the "welcome" screen and hangs.  The output shows a 
multitude of "kvm: get_dirty_pages returned -2"  Is this something to do 
with the kernel version I am using?  I am using the standard Ubuntu 
Hardy Kernel 2.6.24-19-generic.  I read the release notes about the 
kernel version with kvm-76 but didn't really understand them and 
presumed that I am using the kernel modules supplied with kvm. (I 
rmmod'd kvm-intel and kvm before I compiled and installed, then 
modprobe'd the modules afterwards and everything seemed to go ok)

Any help or insight would be much appreciated,

Michael

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