From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Aragorn wrote:   
   > On Sunday 05 August 2012 07:37, Adam conveyed the following to   
   > alt.os.linux.mandriva...   
      
   >> they're both programs I don't use very often anyway.  I run   
   >> them in a WinXP (32-bit version) VM under VirtualBox.   
   >   
   > No chance of getting them to work under Wine?  That would certainly be   
   > lighter on the resources.   
      
   I never thought of that!  I'm familiar with VirtualBox but not with   
   Wine, so every problem looks like... :-)  Good suggestion.   
      
   >>> There are however two versions of Qemu: a generic one and one that   
   >>> has been tailored specifically for use with the Linux kvm technology.   
   >>   
   >> How can I tell which of them is the one I got from the Mandriva   
   >> repository?   
   >   
   > I suppose that there would be some indicator in the package name itself,   
   > but if all else fails, read the documentation that came with the   
   > package. :p   
      
   "QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable   
   performance."  That's what happens when I reply without taking the time   
   to try to find answers myself.   
      
   >> I did find a BIOS upgrade on their   
   >> web site, but I'm not sure it installed correctly as the version/date   
   >> on the startup screen hasn't changed.   
   >   
   > That would suggest that the BIOS update failed.   
      
   Most likely, although I have no idea why.  It appeared to succeed.   
      
   Adam   
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