Basil Chupin wrote: > ken wrote: >> There's a couple reasons for running xen, but the major one for me is to >> be able to run XP without having to reboot into it. From reading some >> docs though, it seems that I'd need a different CPU from what I have (an >> Intel Pentium M processor, basically a Pentium 6 with mobility >> technology). So does this suck? Or is it okay?
No, this processor doesn't have the virtualization support, see e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Virtualization_Technology for more information. >> Secondly (if I get past the first hurdle, above), as is typical, XP was >> installed when I bought the machine and I got no install CD. Do I need >> an install CD/DVD for XP to make it a domU? The easiest way is to install it using CD/DVD. For moving an existing installation you need a p2v (physical to virtual) tool. AFAIK there are only commercial tools, but some of them have a free trial version. >> The docs say that ACPI doesn't yet work on xen (meaning my battery's >> going to drain faster), but that this should be fixed in future. Has >> this future come yet? (Yeah, docs can go out-of-date.) >> >> >> I'm due for an upgrade, would like to upgrade into xen, but I'm >> pessimistic it'll work. Does anyone have any firsthand experience with >> any of this or otherwise have authoritative info? >> >> >> Much appreciated. > > Doesn't answer your questions, but this may be of interest when you are > considering using Xen - a quote from the description of Xen in the Yast2 > Software Management: > > "A port of Windows XP was developed for an earlier version of Xen, but > is not available for release due to license restrictions." This is about paravirtualized system, in a fully virtualizated guest you don't need any modification to the guest OS (so in theory you can run any OS in a Xen guest) but you need virtualization support in the CPU. Ladislav -- Best Regards Ladislav Slezák Yast Developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Prague 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
