Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-80 release

[Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>]

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Avi Kivity wrote:
> We're continuing the merge with kvm support in upstream qemu, and this
> is rocking the boat; please test carefully.

Ok, this is a first "bugreport", so to say, and first time I replying to
an announcement - i.e, it' the first time kvm does not work for me right
out of the box... ;)

Here -- attached - is an example of default-install of WinXP running under
freshly-installed kvm-80.  This shot was taken when I pressed Down and Right
arrow keys already, so some parts of the screen actually appeared.

In short: no screen updates.  Not even mouse cursor - the display is constant
no matter what.  Just sometimes, very rare, it redraws some parts, and
continues.  Just like on the example screen - the hourglass is long gone,
the mouse has been moved many times already (by me trying it), yet it's
still here right on the center of the screen...

This happens on 2.6.27 kernel from kernel.org, 32bits, on an amd athlon
x2-64 CPU, with the default cirrus-logic VGA emulation. With -vga std
windows does not appear at all, just a black screen.

The guest (one of a few) is a cloned default winXP (russian) SP3 install,
worked with several previous kvm releases.

I'm trying other games now, like safe mode or reinstalling 'doze with the
current kvm, but for some reason I think it will not do the trick...  So
here we go.

Thanks!

...
> - fix rendering regressions introduced by upstream qemu rendering support

BTW, maybe this is it? ;)

/mjt


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