Re: freebsd under qemu - slow

On Jun 10, 2011, at 6:14 AM, Atom Smasher wrote:

> new laptop:
> LENOVO, 4313CTO, ThinkPad T510
> Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz
> Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Arrandale
> 4G RAM (DDR3-10600)
>=20
> old laptop:
> Acer, Navarro, Aspire 5100
> AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 1995.02-MHz
> 2.5G RAM
>=20
> apparently video on freebsd isn't yet working out with the Arrandale, =
so i'm running ubuntu on the newer laptop and trying to get freebsd =
running under qemu. it's working, but it's painfully slow. a few CPU =
benchmarks show my old laptop running ten times faster!!!
>=20
> CPU benchmarks between ubuntu on the new hardware and freebsd on the =
old hardware, ubuntu is running about twice as fast. i'd hope to get =
freebsd/qemu running at least as fast as the old hardware.
>=20
> am i doing something wrong, or is this as good as it gets?

Are you using the hardware virtualization acceleration features of qemu? =
 Are they enabled in your BIOS?  I found they made a huge difference on =
VirtualBox  (which you might also try: it has worked for me better than =
qemu)

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