FS#17167 - [qemu] package gives inconsequent advices after installation
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Opened by Rorschach (Rorschach) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 21:56 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 22 November 2009, 17:22 GMT
Opened by Rorschach (Rorschach) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 21:56 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 22 November 2009, 17:22 GMT
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The qemu package of archlinux seems to have some historical garbage in it's advice output. I upgraded the package a few minutes ago to 0.11.0-2 and got this output while upgrading: >>> Since kernel 2.6.29: >>> Qemu package now provides standard qemu with kvm enabled. >>> PLEASE READ FOR KVM USAGE! >>> Load the correct KVM module, you will need a KVM capable CPU! >>> Add yourself to the group 'kvm'. >>> Use 'qemu --enable-kvm' to use KVM. >>> PLEASE READ FOR KQEMU USAGE! >>> You need to install the 'kqemu' package for your kernel. >>> You need to load the module to use qemu with kqemu. This is a bug. Just one of these advisories should be written. But which one is the correct one? I don't have a kvm-capable machine to check it. Additional info: * qemu-0.11.0-2-i686 Steps to reproduce: Just update the package or purge it and reinstall. |
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Closed by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 22 November 2009, 17:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Text is correct as it is shown.
Sunday, 22 November 2009, 17:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Text is correct as it is shown.
If you want to use KVM, follow the KVM instructions.
If you want to use KQEMU, follow the KQEMU instructions.
If you don't want to (or can) use either, then just ignore both sections.
I'm fairly certain that you can't use both at the same time, but afaik both are supported by the package.
qemu --enable-kvm
qemu --enable-kqemu
Both work without warning if I follow the pre-setup instructions. (If I don't follow the instructions, they complain instead of just failing silently.)
The only remaining "issue" I know of is that the extra/kvm package seems unnecessary now that kvm is included in the main qemu package.
Qemu integrated kvm but i don't think that both are exactly the same.