From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Abrahams Subject: Re: faster boot with -no-kvm? Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:54:33 -0400 Message-ID: <87odltwsly.fsf@grogan.peloton> References: <87veg1ybb0.fsf@grogan.peloton> <461E3AA5.10408@qumranet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: 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 Thu Apr 12 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > 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. OK, tried that. The first reboot hung early in the process, with Windows' bootup progress indicator doing nothing. I better start backing up my VM! A subsequent reboot went much faster. Wow, the virtual machine really blazes now! Wish I'd known about that earlier, thanks! -- 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