Hi again, Exactly how can I disable the bootsplash? And out of curiosity, why is that preventing KVM/QEMU from working properly?
/ Chris On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 11:39 +0200, Avi Kivity wrote: > Chris Stromblad wrote: > > Few years ago I did a fair bit of x86 programming, but with the more > > recent CPUs and all the new instructions, I'd probably be bit out of it. > > Then again, wouldn't hurt having a look at it... who knows, maybe in a > > few years I could actually do something ;) > > > > > > x86 experience definitely helps. You might want to download the latest > Intel and AMD documentation and check out the relevant chapters. For > Intel, that's chapters 20-25 in the software developer's manual, volume 3B. > > Actually knowing all the instructions isn't that important; it's the > general quirkiness of the arch that needs to be understood. > > > > The problem. > > > > Basically I get the problem immediately when attempting to boot from an > > ISO image (the installation step). The image is a UBUNTU x86_64 > > installation disk. Pretty much instantly when I attempt to boot the > > window flashes by and in the original window I get the CPU reg dump with > > the exception 12. > > > > Ok. That's definitely the real-mode emulation problem we have on > Intel. You might try installing using qemu, and disabling any boot > loader splashscreens (I don't know the exact syntax required), and > restarting under kvm. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
