[Ilugc] Re: ilugc Digest, Vol 55, Issue 77
- From: ashishverma1984@xxxxxxxxx (Ashish Verma)
- Date: Thu Dec 25 14:47:56 2008
$/usr/bin/qemu -boot c -m 128 -hda '/home/abdullah/vms/Windows' -usb -net
nic,vlan=0 -net user,vlan=0 -localtime
Could not open '/dev/kqemu' - QEMU acceleration layer not activated
-usb_add /dev/sdb1
I am not sure of this error. I would check if the kqemu module has been
modprobed before I start the VM.
I actually use the kvm module. You can use the qemu-kvm command prompt if
you have kvm_intel or kvm_amd modules.
Is there a way to start qemu such that i get a prompt to type in further
commands?
When you boot the VM, press ctrl+alt+2 to get to the qemu prompt. At the
(qemu) prompt type info and you will get all possible commands.
I have installed virtual box on ubuntu before and i had no problem. However
I am having some problem installing it on debian. I know it is my problem,
in the sense that I have made some mistake in installation and
configuration. However, the bottom line is i am too lazy to read all the
docs to rectify my mistakes.
I would very much like to use virtualbox for the time being at least over
qemu as qemu is pretty slow and also I know how to operate virtualbox as it
is really dumb to operate it.
kvm module is like 100 times faster than the qemu module. Try that.
Are you using a 64 bit version of Debian. Virtualbox gets installed by force
on a 64bit OS, however, to get it working it requires 32 bit shared
libraries, my fedora has similar 64 bit one's so I was not able to use
Virtualbox and I could not locate all the packages required to facilitate
the 32bit support. One thing I am going to try is, to install a rhel4 on a
VM and the install vbox on that rhel4 and then copy over the libraries to my
host system. That may work.
Regards,
Ashish
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