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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 01:40:06 +0100
From: Fabrice Bellard <fabrice.bellard@free.fr>
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To: Grzegorz Kulewski <kangur@polcom.net>
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Grzegorz Kulewski wrote:
> Great!
> 
> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Fabrice Bellard wrote:
> 
>>1) I finally added a hand coded x86 to x86 translator. It means that 
>>qemu-fast has now close to native performances on x86. Who spoke about 
>>PC virtualization ? :-)
> 
> 
> What about qemu"-normal"? Will support for x86 -> x86 be added soon? Ever? 
> Can it be added?

It can be made faster with a better code generator, but not that much. 
For best performances, I prefer to concentrate on allowing qemu-fast to 
run any OS.

> What about WinXP? Is installer working now? It still stops when formatting
> discs?

The installer works OK until the first reboot into graphical mode. Then 
there is a security error.

> What about Win98? (stability)

It is more stable in CVS, but there are still problems.

> Can I use VESA modes in them? How to set that?

You need a specific Windows driver (see the Bochs documentation). QEMU 
will have a better solution some day.

> What about CD drive changing? I need that feature to install Win98 SE :)

I will add it soon.

Fabrice.