Quoting Jason DeRose ([email protected]): > Serge, > > I gave 2.0 a quick spin with the internal tools System76 uses for golden > image mastering. I tested using the latest Trusty desktop daily as the guest. > > I found one possible regression compared to qemu 1.7 that I need to > investigate further. Sometimes when using "-vga std", the resulting Gtk > window seems to be at half-resolution, even though the guest was given the > correct resolution (ie, the Gtk window is scaled at 1:2 by default, rather > than being 1:1 by default). I haven't found a reliable way to reproduce this > yet, but next time it happens, I'll be sure to take a screenshot and file a > bug.
Thanks, Jason. Much appreciated. I was testing some nesting issues today so was using server images, but I will try out desktop images and see how that treats me. > But overall qemu 2.0 seems solid. Some off-the-beaten-path options I tested: > > * "-bios /usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd" - in addition to doing a BIOS mode > install, I also did a UEFI[1] install, which seems to work the same as it > does under qemu 1.7 > > * "-vga qxl" - QXL is still a bit flaky with qemu 2.0 (rendering errors > with the cursor especially), but it seems much more usable than QXL is with > qemu 1.7 > > Thanks for making this PPA available! Hopefully qemu 2.0 can be landed in > Trusty! > > -Jason > > [1] UEFI doesn't work with a Saucy host, but does work with a Trusty host, I > believe thanks to the newer ovmf (edk2) in Trusty; likewise, UEFI doesn't > work with a Saucy guest, although I'm not sure why this is; in summary, > Trusty host + Trusty guest is the only working combination I've found > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Serge Hallyn" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:40:32 AM > Subject: Aiming for Qemu 2.0 in 14.04 > > Hi, > > as shown https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1284793 > we are hoping to get Qemu 2.0 into 14.04. This is tricky due to > the timing - Qemu 2.0 release is scheduled for April 4 > ( http://wiki.qemu.org/Planning/2.0 ), with freeze for 14.04 being > April 10. However, the drastic reduction in patches carried in > the package, given the length of the LTS cycle, would be worthwhile. > > In an attempt to shake out bugs as early as possible, I've started > building packages based on current git HEAD at ppa:ubuntu-virt/candidate. > This seems to be testing quite well for me on amd64. It would be > great if people could start testing the version in this ppa where > possible, as early as possible. > > If we do run into bugs, we can hopefully get them fixed upstream before > release. If we can't get them fixed, then we'll know to stick with the > 1.7 based qemu for 14.04. > > thanks, > -serge > > PS: > The version in this ppa also drops the omap3 patches cherrypicked > from qemu-linaro. If anyone finds they needed those, please let > me know so we can discuss how to proceed. > > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
