Re: Windows NT4 on KVM+QEMU extremely slow...

Vinícius Ferrão <[email protected]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:29:50 +0000
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KVM is enabled in BIOS too.

I doubled checked it. Disabled and even got a message saying the KVM is =
not available when Disabled in BIOS=85.

Thanks,

Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o: Administrador de Sistemas=20
www.ferrao.eti.br | +55 (21) 8888-2619

On Apr 18, 2013, at 11:29 AM, Robert Bridge <[email protected]>
 wrote:

> Hi,
>=20
> Are you sure your hardware virt isn't disabled in the BIOS? It is, in
> my experience, the one BIOS setting the linux kernel doesn't/can't
> over-ride.
>=20
> Cheers,
> RobbieAB
>=20
> On 18 April 2013 01:35, Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello dudes,
>>=20
>> Thanks for the replies.
>>=20
>> But I've read somewhere that -no-kvm should be enabled in order to =
run NT4
>> Properly.
>>=20
>> Anyway, I removed the flag and nothing really happened. It's still =
slow.
>> It's usable, but slow. VMWare was much faster.
>>=20
>> And about the RAM issue. It's Windows NT4. I don't think more is =
necessary.
>> The machine boots consuming only 30MB. And about the slowness of the =
system
>> is during CPU intensive operations.
>>=20
>> Anything else to try dudes?
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
>> Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o: Administrador de Sistemas
>> www.ferrao.eti.br | +55 (21) 8888-2619
>>=20
>> On Apr 17, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
>> <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>=20
>> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 07:34:00PM +0000, Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o wrote:
>>=20
>> Hello dudes,
>>=20
>> I'm running Windows NT 4 Terminal Server on QEMU and the performance =
is too
>> slow; I don't even know how to debug it and I even don't if this is =
normal
>> or not.
>>=20
>> On VMWare Player the performance was much better. And this isn't a
>> migration. I've reinstalled the NT4 from the ground.
>>=20
>> Anyway; i'm launching the VM with this arguments:
>> kvm -m 128m -name WinNT4TS -drive file=3Dwinnt4ts.raw -cdrom Windows\ =
NT\ 4\
>> Terminal\ Server\ Image/WINNT-TSE40.iso -net
>> nic,model=3Dne2k_pci,macaddr=3D00:0c:29:74:fa:b4 -net tap -vga std =
-cpu
>> pentium,level=3D1 -smp 1 -no-acpi -no-hpet -no-kvm -boot c -vnc none
>> -daemonize
>>=20
>>=20
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> iirc the commandline switch --no-kvm disables kvm (so it'S just =
software
>> emulated qemu). You disable hardware virtualization accerleration =
with
>> it.
>>=20
>> Other than that: more than 128 MB ram will most likely also help to
>> speed things up.
>>=20
>> WKR
>> Hinnerk
>>=20
>>=20
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">KVM =
is enabled in BIOS too.<div><br></div><div>I doubled checked it. =
Disabled and even got a message saying the KVM is not available when =
Disabled in =
BIOS=85.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br><div><div>
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<br><div><div>On Apr 18, 2013, at 11:29 AM, Robert Bridge &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</div><div>=
&nbsp;wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Hi,<br><br>Are you sure your hardware virt isn't disabled =
in the BIOS? It is, in<br>my experience, the one BIOS setting the linux =
kernel doesn't/can't<br>over-ride.<br><br>Cheers,<br>RobbieAB<br><br>On =
18 April 2013 01:35, Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hello dudes,<br><br>Thanks for the =
replies.<br><br>But I've read somewhere that -no-kvm should be enabled =
in order to run NT4<br>Properly.<br><br>Anyway, I removed the flag and =
nothing really happened. It's still slow.<br>It's usable, but slow. =
VMWare was much faster.<br><br>And about the RAM issue. It's Windows =
NT4. I don't think more is necessary.<br>The machine boots consuming =
only 30MB. And about the slowness of the system<br>is during CPU =
intensive operations.<br><br>Anything else to try =
dudes?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o: Administrador de =
Sistemas<br><a href=3D"http://www.ferrao.eti.br">www.ferrao.eti.br</a> | =
+55 (21) 8888-2619<br><br>On Apr 17, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Hinnerk van =
Bruinehsen<br>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
>&gt;<br> wrote:<br><br>On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 07:34:00PM +0000, =
Vin=EDcius Ferr=E3o wrote:<br><br>Hello dudes,<br><br>I'm running =
Windows NT 4 Terminal Server on QEMU and the performance is too<br>slow; =
I don't even know how to debug it and I even don't if this is =
normal<br>or not.<br><br>On VMWare Player the performance was much =
better. And this isn't a<br>migration. I've reinstalled the NT4 from the =
ground.<br><br>Anyway; i'm launching the VM with this arguments:<br>kvm =
-m 128m -name WinNT4TS -drive file=3Dwinnt4ts.raw -cdrom Windows\ NT\ =
4\<br>Terminal\ Server\ Image/WINNT-TSE40.iso =
-net<br>nic,model=3Dne2k_pci,macaddr=3D00:0c:29:74:fa:b4 -net tap -vga =
std -cpu<br>pentium,level=3D1 -smp 1 -no-acpi -no-hpet -no-kvm -boot c =
-vnc none<br>-daemonize<br><br><br>Hi,<br><br>iirc the commandline =
switch --no-kvm disables kvm (so it'S just software<br>emulated qemu). =
You disable hardware virtualization accerleration =
with<br>it.<br><br>Other than that: more than 128 MB ram will most =
likely also help to<br>speed things =
up.<br><br>WKR<br>Hinnerk<br><br><br></blockquote><br></blockquote></div><=
br></div></div></body></html>=

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