KVM vs KQEMU

[gus_zernial]

I'm running QEMU/WinXP under ubuntu 7.10 on a Core2 Duo which has hardware virtualization support. It works, but it's very slow and CPU use is high.

I'm confused as to what modules should be loaded - qemu? kqemu? kvm? kvm-intel? kqemu? Is the kqemu accelerator an alternative to kvm/kvm-intel, or are they used together?

Also, this system has an Nvidia 8600GTS, and I'm using Nvidia proprietary drivers for
Linux, and Nvidia GL. Could that be a problem?

[csi_]

kvm-intel is the module you need to load. read: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM
kqemu is an alternative. read: http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/kqemu-doc.html
You should get better perfs with KVM.
Also, this system has an Nvidia 8600GTS, and I'm using Nvidia proprietary drivers for Linux, and Nvidia GL. Could that be a problem?
This should not be a issue.

[gus_zernial]

I was confused, this cleared it up. QEMU/KVM working *much* better now. Thanks for the help!

[csi_]

You're welcome.
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