From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Abrahams Subject: Re: Windows under KVM + dual boot Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:45:30 -0400 Message-ID: <871wiu1z91.fsf@valverde.peloton> References: <4618DDA80200005A0002267C@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <4618DDAF0200005A0002267F@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <4618DDAF0200005A0002267F@mcclure.wal.novell.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: "Gregory Haskins" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4618DDAF0200005A0002267F-Igcdv/6uVdMHoYOw/+koYqIwWpluYiW7@public.gmane.org> (Gregory Haskins's message of "Sun\, 08 Apr 2007 12\:18\:55 -0400") 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 on Sun Apr 08 2007, "Gregory Haskins" wrote: > I think it will turn out to be a pretty major problem, but probably > not for the reason you might think. > > I know Xen has the ability to point a vbd interface at a physical > partition, and I believe KVM does as well though I am not familiar > with it. In theory you should be able to point the boot disk at your > partition and have it come up as a guest. > > > I think where you will run into problems is that windows won't really > like have the system swapped out underneath it. KVM presents its own > set of virtualized PC resources that are undoubtedly divergent in some > way from your bare metal machine. That's what Windows hardware profiles are for, IIUC. It seems people also have to take extra steps to make sure all the necessary drivers for running the VM are installed. You might wanna read http://www.motin.eu/www/mirror/physvmware/ -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com Don't Miss BoostCon 2007! ==> http://www.boostcon.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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