qemu

dc2447 · #1 25th September 2005, 07:23 PM

Hi - I am trying to install qemu using the rpms here:

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/qemu/0.7.2/

I install the rpms ok

Code:

[root@leia ~]# rpm -qva | grep qemu
qemu-0.7.2-1.fc4
kernel-module-qemu-0.7.2-1.fc4.2.6.12_1.1447_FC4
[root@leia ~]# lsmod | grep qemu
[root@leia ~]#

But the modules aren't installed

Code:

[root@leia ~]# lsmod | grep qemu
[root@leia ~]#

am I missing something?

Code:

[root@leia ~]# qemu -boot d -hdc /hd.img -localtime
Could not open '/dev/kqemu' - QEMU acceleration layer not activated

Code:

[root@leia ~]# modprobe kqemu
FATAL: Module kqemu not found.

elliss · #2 25th September 2005, 07:34 PM

The software runs without it as normal - the kernel module just provides a preformance boost. You have to download and install it separately because it is not open source (although it is free of charge):

http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-accel.html

Twey · #3 25th September 2005, 08:19 PM

I never got the RPMs working; I just built and installed from source.

dc2447 · #4 25th September 2005, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliss

The software runs without it as normal - the kernel module just provides a preformance boost. You have to download and install it separately because it is not open source (although it is free of charge):

http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-accel.html

Quote:

I never got the RPMs working; I just build and installed from source.

Cheers- worked out that my qemu install was OK - I was just invoking the win2k installer incorrectly, should have been:

Code:

qemu -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda /hd.img -boot d -user-net -m 384 -localtime

NOT

Code:

qemu -boot d -hdc /hd.img -localtime

dc2447 · #5 26th September 2005, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twey

I never got the RPMs working; I just built and installed from source.

Has anyone got the RPMs to work? I have qemu working but not the kernel module

mr700 · #6 27th September 2005, 12:54 AM

Your question is unclear. If you ask about getting a working rpm - rpmforge is yout answer, if you ask about rpm module for kqemu or kqemu generally - I have not tried (it's not Open Source).

wtg_photos · #7 27th September 2005, 01:21 AM

i did get the rpms to "work" i also never got the kqemu kernel-module to work so performence was not great(i alos had issues installing win xp x64--- maybe just me)

what i did was download vmware workstation 5.5
IT IS IN BETA right now so you can get it for free:
http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/ws/

iamroot · #8 2nd October 2005, 02:56 PM

I've got kqemu working using the RPMs but the performance seems severely slow.