From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: Windows XP on AMD X2 Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:34:18 +0200 Message-ID: <458E3B8A.3080404@qumranet.com> References: <458D526C.5080405@tiscali.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel Return-path: To: Franco Spinelli In-Reply-To: <458D526C.5080405-IWqWACnzNjyonA0d6jMUrA@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 Franco Spinelli wrote: > After installing XP on my AMD X2 machine using "fast formatting" tip, I > am now using it for some test. > > Some network questions: > > - without any "-net" option I get a "user" config, I can see my physical > gateway and browse internet but I can't see my LAN share - is this > correct? > You should be able to see your LAN. Try with an ip address if name resolution does not work (\\10.0.0.1\share). > - with "-smb /somedir" I get also access to my LAN share - is correct? > You get access to a directory on the host. See the qemu manpage for details. > - emulated nic is a RTL8109 at 10 Mb/Half Duplex - is correct? > Yes (though the speed settings aren't enforced). > Some disk questions: > > - AutocadLT 2007 don't install, stopping after .NET framework > installation - no CPU and no disk I/O activity but no freeze > In XP log there is an event with a problem in wuaueng.dll. I have > already installed this program in a Vmware XP virtual machine > Using standard qemu without KVM (and without kqemu) give me same > result. > In that case it's a qemu problem. Please inform qemu-devel. > Some USB tablet problems: > > - mouse is correctly working but is step-moving > In qemu/hw/usb-hid.c, look for the lines /* Temporarily increase usb polling interval to prevent cpu * saturation (3 ms is way too often for kvm) */ 0x33, /* u8 ep_bInterval; (255ms -- usb 2.0 spec) */ Try to reduce the value from 0x33 to some lower value. There are also some potential interactivity improvements coming up. > Some CD problem > > - if there is no CD in drive, XP don't start using a -cdrom directive, > putting a CD in drive make it to start. > Most likely a qemu problem. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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