From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: Does KVM bios support DMI ? Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:53:56 +0200 Message-ID: <4743D604.3080600@qumranet.com> References: <77fae80e0711202105pc5a6b36h7e246b230614cba9@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: walter tech Return-path: In-Reply-To: <77fae80e0711202105pc5a6b36h7e246b230614cba9-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@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 walter tech wrote: > Hi, guys, > > My Thinkpad T60 came with an authentic windows xp, but the version is > for IBM/lenovo only, the Windows XP need to read bios DMI to match the > vendor name and manufacture Name to be activated. I dont want to buy > another M$ window xp for KVM, just what to change the bios info to > meet the check, is it possible? > Currently, no. But we need DMI support in the BIOS anyway (so 32-bit Linux guests can use ACPI), so watch this space. I expect support to be added soon. -- Any sufficiently difficult bug is indistinguishable from a feature. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/