David Abrahams wrote: >>> >>> >> Versions of kvm producing this sort of output are common in >> archaeological digs. Please try a more recent release. >> > > Well, I'll try Hardy Heron soon enough, I suppose. It's due out in 2 > weeks. > > I'm sure you understand that most people can't afford to rebuild all > their important software so that it stays on the bleeding edge. Have > you considered getting more recent versions of kvm into the updates or > backports repositories of major distros? I'm not really sure how much > influence you can have over such things; I'm just asking. > >
That's up to the distro maintainers, or concerned users (who may either volunteer work or apply pressure). >>>> What HAL do you see in device manager? >>>> >>>> >>> "Standard PC" >>> >>> >>> >> This HAL does not support SMP. You need the "ACPI Multiprocessor PC" >> HAL or some such. >> > > And how would I get that HAL set up? > > Follow http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/Windows_ACPI_Workaround, substituting your desired HAL for "Standard PC". >> Unless you have a recent Intel processor, the combination of SMP and >> Windows XP will give noticeably lower performance. I recommend sticking >> with uniprocessor in such cases. >> > > I have a Core Duo; isn't that recent enough? > No, this feature is present only on some of the Core 2s, IIRC. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel