From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: installing win2k 32 bit with kvm on AMD 64 bit (dual core) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:25:21 +0200 Message-ID: <458CCBD1.8010309@qumranet.com> References: <105947.51695.qm@web56207.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: To: Xu Nakajima In-Reply-To: <105947.51695.qm-wjzIn7fCT1qB9c0Qi4KiSs0jms80CZx+QQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Xu Nakajima wrote: > Hello, > I have an AMD machine with 3800+ Dual Core Processor > > Athlon(tm) processor (x86_64). > FC6 (x86_64) is installed on this machine. > > This processor DOES support SVM > (cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep flags shows a line which > includes "svm"). > I had built kvm-7 on that machine. > I had tried , according to kvm howto , the following: > > > modprobe kvm-amd > > Dec 22 14:10:36 rh kernel: general protection fault: > 0000 [1] SMP > Dec 22 14:10:37 rh kernel: Code: 0f 01 dd 65 8b 0c 25 > 2c 00 00 00 48 63 d1 4c 89 f8 48 8b 14 > The processor tried to execute the clgi instruction and got a general protection fault instead. Are you using a Xen kernel? If so, please try again without Xen. > ... > > So my two questions are: > 1) is such an installation is supported at all on this > > configuration (dual core x86_64 AMD with Win2K > installation of 32 bit)? > Yes. > 2) is it possible to use the same method when there is > FC6 x86_64 installation DVD in the /dev/hdb (the > -cdrom > parameter). > Yes. I never tried installing from the cdrom, but it should work. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV