Re: faster boot with -no-kvm?

[David Abrahams <dave-UB3wUj7V41K5azolltMz9laTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>]

on Thu Apr 12 2007, "Dor Laor" <dor.laor-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w-AT-public.gmane.org> wrote:

>>When I start my Windows VM with -no-kvm, it seems to boot much more
>>quickly than without.  Also there's a long period, right after the VM
>>changes its screen resolution from the 640x480 used for Windows' boot
>>screen to 1280x1024, where the VM's screen goes all white.  Is this
>>all normal?
>
> I think the longer boot time with kvm might be caused by the slow white 
> Screen drawing.
> Avi solved it elegantly by aliasing the mmio memory to regular ram.
> There was no official kvm release so you'll need to get update from the
> git.
> Maybe it's a good reason for a new fresh release.

I'm all for getting as much good stuff released as possible before the
ubuntu feisty beta cycle ends :)

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://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