Absolutely slow Windows XP SP3 installation
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
QEMU |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Host: Linux 4.3.3 vanilla x86-64/Qemu 2.5 i686 (mixed env)
Guest: Windows XP Professional SP3 (i686)
This is my launch string:
$ qemu-system-i386 \
-name "Windows XP Professional SP3" \
-vga std \
-net nic,model=pcnet \
-cpu core2duo \
-smp cores=2 \
-cdrom /tmp/en_
-hda Windows_XP.qcow \
-boot d \
-net nic \
-net user \
-m 1536 \
-localtime
Console output:
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:EDX.vme [bit 1]
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:EDX.vme [bit 1]
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H
warning: TCG doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H
After hitting 35% installation more or less stalls (it actually doesn't but it progresses 1% a minute which is totally unacceptable).
Changed in qemu: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
That was without KVM acceleration, so perhaps it's how it's meant to be.
With KVM everything is fast and smooth.