X-Git-Url: http://git.maemo.org/git/?p=qemu;a=blobdiff_plain;f=kqemu%2Fkqemu-doc.html;h=82d2599a625400fe95c290eb407541f2117a05c6;hp=275511ab5237f2c28d2e1b63e1401b20a9c50abc;hb=39d17f1dfc8a1b4fae838607bbde51ce11e2ee64;hpb=f0e029f5ddbd31d87c937004051a18feff54cf9f diff --git a/kqemu/kqemu-doc.html b/kqemu/kqemu-doc.html index 275511a..82d2599 100644 --- a/kqemu/kqemu-doc.html +++ b/kqemu/kqemu-doc.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + QEMU Accelerator User Documentation @@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ If you use x86 Linux, the compilation of the QEMU Accelerator Kernel Module (KQEMU) is automatically activated provided you have the necessary kernel headers. If nonetheless the compilation fails, you can disable its compilation with the `--disable-kqemu' -configure option. +configure option. + + +

+Note that KQEMU cannot currently work if the Xen virtualizer is +running on your host.

@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@ in `/etc/rc.d/rc.local'.

+If the major number 250 is already used by another driver, you can use +the option major=N to set an alternate major number. + + +

If your distribution uses udev (like Fedora), use the kqemu module option major=0 to have the device `/dev/kqemu' automatically created: @@ -159,29 +169,20 @@ created:

-It is usually necessary to change the device access rights by doing as -root: chmod 666 /dev/kqemu. - - -

-If the major number 250 is already used by another driver, you can use -the option major=N to set an alternate major number. +It is usually necessary to change the device access rights set by +udev. Edit `/etc/udev/permissions.d/50-udev.permissions' and add: +

+# kqemu
+kqemu:root:root:0666
+

2.3 QEMU Accelerator Installation for Windows

-Copy the kqemu driver `kqemu.sys' to -`c:\winnt\system32\drivers'. Then do: - -

-regedit kqemu.reg 
-
- -

-Now kqemu is installed and you must restart your system. +Right click on `kqemu.inf' in Explorer and choose Install.

@@ -210,14 +211,14 @@ emulation problems are coming from KQEMU.

-When using KQEMU, QEMU will create a big hidden file containing the -RAM of the virtual machine. For best performance, it is important that -this file is kept in RAM and not on the hard disk. QEMU uses the -`/dev/shm' directory to create this file because tmpfs is -usually mounted on it (check with the shell command -df). Otherwise `/tmp' is used as fallback. You can use the -QEMU_TMPDIR shell variable to set a new directory for the QEMU -RAM file. +When using KQEMU on a Linux or FreeBSD host, QEMU will create a big +hidden file containing the RAM of the virtual machine. For best +performance, it is important that this file is kept in RAM and not on +the hard disk. QEMU uses the `/dev/shm' directory to create this +file because tmpfs is usually mounted on it (check with the +shell command df). Otherwise `/tmp' is used as +fallback. You can use the QEMU_TMPDIR shell variable to set a +new directory for the QEMU RAM file.

@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ info kqemu

-This document was generated on 24 July 2005 using +This document was generated on 4 September 2005 using texi2html 1.56k.