Re: [Hampshire] QEMU / KVM

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Author: Hugo Mills
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] QEMU / KVM

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gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x58687100.hantslug.org.uk.11706': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Thu Mar 13 20:51:27 2008 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 08:22:16PM +0000, Simon Capstick wrote:
> It looks like my VIA C7 just doesn't have the oomph for kqemu to run
> Windows XP fast enough to be useful. A faster Intel/AMD processor with
> virtualisation extensions looks necessary for this. I guess I will be
> powering up a noisy XP box occasionally instead.


You can run qemu-based systems (qemu,kqemu,kvm) on a remote server
and connect to them over VNC, if that helps.

> Am I right in presuming I can't run KQEMU or KVM on a (noisy but remote)
> server running the Xen hypervisor?


kqemu *may* work, but I wouldn't guarantee it. KVM almost certainly
won't work.

Hugo.

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