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List:       xen-users
Subject:    Re: [Xen-users] Is Xen mature for desktop use(rs)?
From:       Geoff Streeter <geoff () dyalog ! com>
Date:       2006-08-09 12:43:11
Message-ID: 5.2.1.1.2.20060809134159.03918e78 () 194 ! 217 ! 242 ! 253
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I would add that, currently, you can not seem to run 64 bit windows DomU.

At 2006-08-09 13:13 +0100, Steve Kemp wrote:
>On Wed, Aug 09, 2006 at 01:58:38PM +0200, Terje J. Hanssen wrote:
>
> > I wish and plan to start with Xen, but should like to hear first from
> > this list users what the experience and opinions are regarding the
> > following questions:
>
> > 1. Is Xen mature to be installed and used by avarage skilled desktop
> > users, who else manage to install both Linux and Windows on dual boot
> > systems?
>
>   Yes.  Assuming their distribution supports it easily.  (eg. Debian
>  works nicely, and SuSE and other distros have it included.)
>
>   Of course it is possible to build from source, or get binaries,
>  but that is more effort and may be harder.
>
> > 2. Is it clear which hardware (workstation, desktop PC or laptops) that
> > does support Intel VT or AMD SVM, when the purpose is to install Windows
> > and Linux concurrently? Is there any preferences and benefits regarding
> > Intel VT/AMD SVM?
>
>   No idea on this front.  I've not used VT hardware.
>
> > 3. Is there some limits or some usual required feature that will not
> > work yet with Xen?
>
>   Two common problems I can think of are hardware support and graphics
>  drivers.
>
>   Xen and Nvidia drivers tend not to play nicely together without
>  manual patching.  Also if you use the Xen binary image(s) you might
>  discover that your hardware isn't supported.
>
>   For example when I used the stock Debian Xen image(s) my sound
>  card wasn't recognised.  Ditto with the xensource.com binary release.
>  I had to rebuild the kernel to explictly enable the hardware.
>
>   Otherwise for a reasonably skilled user I see no downsides at all.
>
>Steve
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