Re: [kvm-devel] kvm-intel.ko unable to create /dev/kvm

2008-02-11 Thread gerryw
Hi, Thanks for the speedy reply. I looked in all of the places you mentioned, but no file. Are the major/minor numbers static. If so, where can I find them? Thanks, -G - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft D

[kvm-devel] kvm-intel.ko unable to create /dev/kvm

2008-02-11 Thread gerryw
Hello All, I'm having some trouble with kvm-60. I'm trying to run it from a flash (ram disk). When I load kvm-intel.ko, it doesn't create the device file /dev/kvm. Can anyone give me a clue to why this might be so. Is the ram disk the problem? Thanks, -G

Re: [kvm-devel] kvm-intel.ko unable to create /dev/kvm

2008-02-11 Thread gerryw
Hi, That's the ticket. Thank You! -G - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/

[kvm-devel] 64bit host performance

2008-02-29 Thread gerryw
Hello All, Is there a significant performance advantage with using a 64bit host os? I am specifically wondering about the advantages where KVM and QEMU are concerned. Thanks in advance, -G - This SF.net email is spo

[kvm-devel] Stable distro

2007-08-30 Thread gerryw
Hello Folks, I've been trying to get kvm going, but I can't seem to find a stable distro to test with. I've tried Fedora (which I've never liked anyway) and CentOS, but it crashes when installing w2k3. May I ask what distro y'all are using for dev / test? Thanks, -G

Re: [kvm-devel] Stable distro

2007-08-31 Thread gerryw
Hi, Thanks guys. I'm trying Fedora 7 again. I tried to update kvm to the latest, but configure complains about not finding gcc version 3. Is gcc 3 necessary to build kvm? Thanks, -G - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Spl

Re: [kvm-devel] Stable distro

2007-09-02 Thread gerryw
Hi, Thanks Haydn,. I installed it and everything built fine. I have one more question about networking. When I installed F7, networking connectivity was available to my virual machines. What is going on under the covers to allow this to work? I also noticed that a lost connectivity when I upda

[kvm-devel] Awesome!!

2007-09-02 Thread gerryw
Hello KVM Devs, KVM looks like it is going to be awesome. I love the simplicity of it. I can't wait until the PV tweaks are finished. Fantastic job! Thanks very very much for this work. I plan to migrate our XPP desktop farms as soon as it;s production ready. Thanks Again, -G -

[kvm-devel] libqemu => libkvm?

2007-09-03 Thread gerryw
Hi Folks, I've been spending some time playing around with KVM and I am starting to become interested in making a contribution to the project. I'm considering the idea of writing a library interface to libqemu in a KVM context. I am aware of libvirt, but that isn't what I'm thinking here. This

Re: [kvm-devel] libqemu => libkvm?

2007-09-04 Thread gerryw
Hi Dor, I appreciate your comments. The GUI interface would be an attempt to give KVM the same kind of features that some of the commercial virtualization products provide. A single GUI interface to manage multiple virtual host systems. The goal would be to create a tightly integrated solution

Re: [kvm-devel] libqemu => libkvm?

2007-09-04 Thread gerryw
Hi Guys, Sorry. I wasn't trying to start anything or ruffle any feathers. I should have kept the GUI comment to myself. It is the API discussion I am interested in here. Please disregard the GUI reference. Thanks, -G ---

Re: [kvm-devel] libqemu => libkvm?

2007-09-04 Thread gerryw
Hi Anthony, What I'm suggesting is a library for KVM that sits between the command line interface and the functions for creating, destroying, starting, stopping, migrating, etc. When I looked at the code it appeared that KVM was actually a modified QEMU. I didn't realize at the time that there

[kvm-devel] QEMU vs KVM

2007-09-11 Thread gerryw
Hello All, I am a bit unclear about the differences between QEMU and KVM. If I understand correctly, QEMU can run in a mode on an x86 where it executes user space code directly on the cpu without emulation. This seems to be very similar to what KVM is doing with the exception of using the virt

Re: [kvm-devel] QEMU vs KVM

2007-09-12 Thread gerryw
Hi, Thanks! Sorry. Yes. I meant kqemu. Okay.. so would it be correct to say that kqemu formed the initial base of what is now kvm/kvm_intel/kvm_amd and that the mods to qemu are necessary for interfacing to the kernel drivers and possibly some paravirtualized drivers for enhanced I/O performan