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Post subject: [solved] Manual kvm Chapter
 Posted: 02.10.2010, 14:47
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apt-get install qemu-kvm
qemu-utils is also needed! So
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apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu-utils
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Post subject: RE: Manual kvm Chapter
Posted: 02.10.2010, 14:57
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Posted: 03.10.2010, 03:32
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seagull,
done and online.
Thank you,
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Dion
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Posted: 05.04.2011, 18:20
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Another addition:
The manual states:
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Prerequisites
To ascertain whether your hardware supports KVM, ensure that KVM is enabled in the BIOS (in some cases on an Intel VT or AMD-V system it may not evident as to where the switch is, therefore assume that it is in a KVM state). The way to check is in a console run:
cat /proc/cpuinfo | egrep --color=always 'vmx|svm'
If you see svm or vmx in the cpu flags field, your system supports KVM. (Otherwise go back to the BIOS if you believe it is supported and check again, else search the internet as to where in the BIOS menus KVM 'enable' could be hiding).
I typed the command in console as stated above and got the vmx flags, but this only seems to mean the processor itself supports virtualisation on kernel base. But it doesn't tell you if the virtualisation is in fact enabled in the BIOS. I still had to enable it. This point is not very clear in the above description.
Something else: I don't really see the point in wanting to run an aptosid.iso in a VM in aptosid. A short how-to on installing windows in a VM would be much appreciated. |
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Posted: 05.04.2011, 18:36
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I typed the command in console as stated above and got the vmx flags, but this only seems to mean the processor itself supports virtualisation on kernel base. But it doesn't tell you if the virtualisation is in fact enabled in the BIOS. I still had to enable it. This point is not very clear in the above description.
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ensure that KVM is enabled in the BIOS...
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Dion
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Posted: 05.04.2011, 20:21
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The text in the manual suggests that you can check whether virtualisation is enabled in the BIOS by typing in that command, which is apparently not true. It's at least a bit ambivalent. Just trying to improve things  |
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bluewater
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Posted: 06.04.2011, 08:01
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Dion
Thanks for the comments.
Some bios manufactures have KVM switched on by defualt and others do not,
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To ascertain whether your hardware supports KVM, ensure that KVM is enabled in the BIOS (in some cases on an Intel VT or AMD-V system it may not evident as to where the switch is, therefore assume that it is in a KVM state)
.............. (Otherwise go back to the BIOS if you believe it is supported and check again, else search the internet as to where in the BIOS menus KVM 'enable' could be hiding)
Unfortunately, like you, some users need to go on a 'search and implement mission' to get things switched on, most do not seem to have an issue as it is on by default, so I am glad that you got it sorted out without too much fuss.
Regarding putting windows in a VM , just mentally change aptosid for windows and the same for applies for any other distro you may want to have in a VM.
(heh I know someone who recently installed MS Windows to KVM, the comment was,, 'I hope i never have to do that again .... ' )
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Posted: 06.04.2011, 11:21
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Hi Trevor,
Thanks for your reply!
Regarding installing Windows: I am on a intel i5 64 bits and have a windows 7 CD that came with the PC to install from.
As you pointed out, I could indeed just replace the aptosid parts with the windows CD, but on the KVM website http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Windows7Install I read things about signed drivers you need for 64 bits Win7 and virtio drives that I honestly don't understand much about. So it looks a bit less simple than that. I am still studying it and if I come up with any solutions I might try to write a how-to. But any advice is appreciated already.
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Posted: 06.04.2011, 11:50
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Dion,
I will ask him to post what he needed to do (although he uses gentoo the concept will hold true)
BAH ,,, After doing sou chef stuff, Dion,, just do it to it, it is a VM, (just dont validate it until you have to, as you have a few days to do that, like about 30 or more ), However be prepared for a 4 to 6 hour process. |
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