NoOp wrote: > Just as a followup: > - Converted another WinXP drive via VMWare Converter > - Did not install any guest additions or even fire up VMWare Player > - Fired up VBox (version 3.2.8) w/IO APIC enabled & brought up the > vmdk > - cpu is nearly maxed at 90.5%, and it's taken nearly 15 minutes for > the desktop icons to display... maybe I've assigned too much memory. > - Asks for a restart. Restart. CPU is 90.9% during the restart > process. Restarts & cpu is over the top at 92%.
In my experience, VirtualBox often uses high levels of host CPU when running SMP Windows guests. http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4392 "Current status: fixed for AMD-V in VirtualBox 3.0.6 (requires 3.0.6 guest additions to be installed) fixed for VT-x, but only if the Intel CPU supports 64 bits (leaves out Core Solo/Duo); fixed in 3.0.12 (requires 3.0.12 guest additions to be installed) " So if the above applies, try installing the guest additions. Otherwise, for WinXP, use HALu to change the guest HAL to 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC'. http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24823&hilit=halu&start=15#p111502 The ACPI HAL only allows one virtual CPU to be used by the guest, but it fixes the high host CPU usage. -- Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
