Re: faster boot with -no-kvm?

Avi Kivity
2007-04-12T13:56:53Z

David Abrahams wrote:
> When I start my Windows VM with -no-kvm, it seems to boot much more
> quickly than without.

You probably have acpi enabled in Windows. This causes massive
slowdowns in kvm; the real fix will unfortunately require you to upgrade
your hardware.

There is a workaround:

My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> [Whatever's
under
Computer, unless it's "Standard PC"] -> Properties -> Update Driver ->
Not at this time -> Next -> Install
from a list -> Next -> Don't search -> Next -> Standard PC -> Next.

"Standard PC" is the noacpi HAL.

> 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?
>

That will be gone in kvm-19.

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