qemu and Windows XP problem

EmbraceThePenguin · 2005-12-28 05:59:43

Ok, I installed qemu and created an img file and did the qemu -cdrom /dev/dvd -hda winxp.img -boot d thing and off went the Windows XP install.

However, it gets all the way to the end of the installing devices progress bar and then doesnt go any further. It doesn't lock up, as the text changes and the little graphic at the bottom right is still moving, but it doesnt go any further.

Any ideas how I can finish an install?

Thanks!!!

Joe

postlogic · 2005-12-28 07:54:46

It hasn't stopped, freezed or anything like it. WinXP install is extremely slow on qemu. It runs adequately once it's installed, but you're going to spend atleast 2-3 hours waiting for it to install.

Also, I seriously recommend running the kqemu module (accelerator). Speeds things up a bit.

You're going to have to wait for this one ;-) Took me 2 hours to install WinXP. Runs fine now, though.

(Just a tip, though: If you run the kqemu module, make sure it's always loaded when starting WinXP from qemu. If you don't, you might get odd messages like license not being checked, which prevents you from logging in)

Pajaro · 2005-12-28 11:38:50

what do you mean in that it runs normally once installed?

is normally = as fast as a real installation?

because to me it runs much slower than a real instalation, with kqemu loaded and /dev/kqemu present and accesible

postlogic · 2005-12-28 11:40:49

Well, it runs slower, but it runs adequately. Win2k and Win98 are said to run near native, but I haven't tried that. For my part, I can use WinXP, but yes, it's slow.

I don't even want to think about running it without kqemu, though. *shrug*

Pajaro · 2005-12-28 12:51:34

i'll give a try to win2000, thanks

EmbraceThePenguin · 2005-12-28 15:02:41

postlogic wrote:

It hasn't stopped, freezed or anything like it. WinXP install is extremely slow on qemu. It runs adequately once it's installed, but you're going to spend atleast 2-3 hours waiting for it to install.
Also, I seriously recommend running the kqemu module (accelerator). Speeds things up a bit.
You're going to have to wait for this one ;-) Took me 2 hours to install WinXP. Runs fine now, though.
(Just a tip, though: If you run the kqemu module, make sure it's always loaded when starting WinXP from qemu. If you don't, you might get odd messages like license not being checked, which prevents you from logging in)

OK, I guess I will just let it go then...

Thanks for the info...

Does qemu allow you to run Windows Games like Steam or FEAR and such, or is it just too slow?

Would Win98 or Win2k be any better?

Thanks!!!

Joe

Pajaro · 2005-12-28 15:07:25

Does qemu allow you to run Windows Games like Steam or FEAR and such, or is it just too slow?

no 3d acceleration, so it is too slow, if it works

postlogic · 2005-12-28 18:37:16

It emulates a shitty onboard vga controller, so unless you feel like spending half the day waiting for it to render the next frame, I'd rather use wine or cedega for that.

Lone_Wolf · 2005-12-29 09:50:00

You could also try vmware.

It's faster than qemu and can be configured to support DirectX 8.1 applications.

There is a pkgbuild in AUR.

iphitus · 2005-12-29 13:57:39

Dont even consider running games in a vm, you are much better off using Wine or Cedega for that. If they dont run it well, or have too low FPS, you will have even worse performance in a vm like vmware and qemu.

iphitus

Lone_Wolf · 2005-12-31 03:09:01

One of my favorite games is Civ3 : PTW.

Cedega & Wine both have problems with the safedisk copyprotection code on the cd, and there's no crack to play it without cd.

On Vmware W2k or Wxp it runs a bit slow, but stable.

So it depends on the game.

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qemu and Windows XP problem

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