On Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:58:32 +0530 Girish Venkatachalam < [email protected]> wrote :
> > On 13:05:23 Dec 25, abdullah abdul Khadir wrote: > > > > Could not open '/dev/kqemu' - QEMU acceleration layer not activated > > -usb_add /dev/sdb1 > > > > This is not a fatal error message. Only that it will run a tad slower > that is all. No big deal. It is still fast enough for most purposes. Well, i did'nt mean to say that it was an error message. Just wanted to show that I was not getting a prompt to type anything into. However the next mail by Ashish answered my question. > > Is there a way to start qemu such that i get a prompt to type in further > > commands? > > > > What do you mean? Check the mail by Ashish or press Ctrl+Alt+2 after starting qemu FreeBSD has nothing to do with linux. It is an OS and not a distro. I am > sorry for nitpicking. That wasn't the intention. > > There is no concept of distro outside the linux world. Yes sir, point noted. However, I knew that FreeBSD is a descendent of BSD and a variant of Unix and has nothing to do with Linux. > If you want to really learn any OS you have to run on bare metal. > > Virtualization makes things more complicated. I don't want to learn Windows !!! I just need to run it (*on Linux* not on bare metal). You could try asking in mailing lists. Well there is no need to read all > the documentation. But you could at least read the relevant sections to > rectify your problems and march ahead. > > Agreed, sometimes we get stuck and we get busy with other things. That > is the way things work unfortunately. > > I have had situations where it has taken months to rectify something. > Even a year or so in rare cases. I just wanted to know if people in this mailing list already knew the answer and already have the experience so that I don't have to wait a year or join another mailing list(s). > Why do you want to layer virtualbox over qemu? I guess I just confused you. My only objective is to run another OS specifically Windows and other stuff as well, whether qemu or virtualbox. I prefer virtualbox for the speed as well as "ease" of use (at least for me). However, as i said earlier I just messed up the installation. Best of luck with linux. > > I am sure Debian is the right choice. It sure is!!! :-) _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
