Endless Paradigm

i wanted to run windows apps natively, instead of using wine, so i installed a windows xp virtual machine on my debian. then i spent some time theming it, and installing chrome, and this is what i came up with.

what do you think?

screenshots:

Looks nice but isn't QEMU much slower than VirtualBox?

i don't know, ive never tried virtualbox. qemu with the kqemu acceleration worked full speed for me, so im fine though

all i know is tiat means you can have skype again, correct?

Grey Ghost Wrote:all i know is tiat means you can have skype again, correct?

lol.
once i update my kernel to support my microphone, yes, i will.

and probably with a few more features too

VirtualBox in seamless mode looks nice-ish.
Qemu with kqemu acceleration seems to be rather slow for me too >_>  I know qemu is designed to be more of an emulator than a virtualiser, so it's definitely slower, but IDK how well kqemu helps.

UFO Discovery!!!
wow I adore your theme!

Kchan Wrote:UFO Discovery!!!
wow I adore your theme!

thanks. which theme, the linux, or the xp?

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:VirtualBox in seamless mode looks nice-ish.
Qemu with kqemu acceleration seems to be rather slow for me too >_>  I know qemu is designed to be more of an emulator than a virtualiser, so it's definitely slower, but IDK how well kqemu helps.

ummm... isn't virtualbox based of of qemu?
and if you use qemu-kvm (if your computer can handle it) you get an excellent speed.

trademark91 Wrote:ummm... isn't virtualbox based of of qemu?

I believe parts of it are.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qemu#Integration_in_other_virtualization_solutions
Qemu is designed more for general emulation.  It can emulate different architectures, such as ARM on x86, whereas, VirtualBox will only run x86 on x86.  VB also has the advantage of using hardware assisted virtualisation if available - qemu/kqemu doesn't as the former is designed to be a general emulator, not platform specific (I actually am not sure if kqemu supports it, maybe it got added).

EDIT: I think KVM does support x86 virtualisation extensions, so scrap that...

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

trademark91 Wrote:ummm... isn't virtualbox based of of qemu?

I believe parts of it are.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qemu#Integration_in_other_virtualization_solutions
Qemu is designed more for general emulation.  It can emulate different architectures, such as ARM on x86, whereas, VirtualBox will only run x86 on x86.  VB also has the advantage of using hardware assisted virtualisation if available - qemu/kqemu doesn't as the former is designed to be a general emulator, not platform specific (I actually am not sure if kqemu supports it, maybe it got added).

well, im not using kqemu, actually, its qemu-kvm
the kernel based virtual machine allows for direct assigning to the processor, so it emulates much more smoothly.  plus, i couldnt use virtualbox anyway seeing as im emulating x86 on x64.
from what ive read, qemu is much better for any kind of serious work, but virtualbox is more popular because it emulates basic home-oriented actions better.