From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dor Laor Subject: Re: Fwd: Does KVM bios support DMI ? Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:59:08 +0200 Message-ID: <4756685C.7050207@qumranet.com> References: <77fae80e0711202105pc5a6b36h7e246b230614cba9@mail.gmail.com> <4743D604.3080600@qumranet.com> <77fae80e0711210056j54ba49bfkc67f00d8936b1333@mail.gmail.com> <77fae80e0712042044w34f38770ia09d4500931356ed@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: dor.laor-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0613012718==" Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: walter tech Return-path: In-Reply-To: <77fae80e0712042044w34f38770ia09d4500931356ed-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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0613012718== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090405060007060700010707" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090405060007060700010707 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit walter tech wrote: > Hi, guys, > > Where can I find the latest DMI status? > > Thanks/Walter > Sadly it didn't progress yet. Keep trucking... > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *walter tech* < walter.newsgroup-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org > > > Date: Nov 21, 2007 4:56 PM > Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] Does KVM bios support DMI ? > To: Avi Kivity > > > > Good news, I am looking forward to this. :) > > On Nov 21, 2007 2:53 PM, Avi Kivity > wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > kvm-devel mailing list > kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel > --------------090405060007060700010707 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit walter tech wrote:
Hi, guys,

Where can I find the latest DMI status?

Thanks/Walter

Sadly it didn't progress yet. Keep trucking...
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From: walter tech < walter.newsgroup-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date: Nov 21, 2007 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] Does KVM bios support DMI ?
To: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>


Good news, I am looking forward to this. :)

On Nov 21, 2007 2:53 PM, Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>


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