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kvm package

kvm/qemu makes no progress updating Windows when not on visible workspace

Bug #105605 reported by DaveAbrahams
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kvm

uname -a: Linux grogan 2.6.20-14-generic #2 SMP Mon Apr 2 20:37:49 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

I built a Windows XP VM under qemu/kvm and set it about doing the chore of updating itself using Windows Update. Then I moved it to a different workspace so I could take it out of my field of view while I got other work done. It stopped making progress altogether. The moment I switched back to its workspace, it made progress again. This behavior is repeatable. Interestingly, minimizing the window does not cause the VM to stop progressing.

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DaveAbrahams (boostpro) wrote :
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DaveAbrahams (boostpro) wrote :
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Thank you very much for this bug report!

Can you (or anyone else) reproduce this bug in Hardy or Intrepid?

:-Dustin

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status: New → Incomplete
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DaveAbrahams (boostpro) wrote :

It's been working for me in Hardy.

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Awesome, thanks Dave!

I'm going to close this bug with "Fix Released". Please reopen if you run into the same problem again.

Thanks,
:-Dustin

Changed in kvm:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Vianney le Clément (vleclement) wrote :

I'm having exactly the same problem in intrepid when trying the incognito livecd (http://anonymityanywhere.com/incognito/) with the following command:
kvm -m 512 -cdrom incognito-i686-2008.1-r1.iso

It is especially noticeable at boot: when the cpu is used at 100%, switch to another worspace; it will fall to 0% and the livecd won't continue to boot till you switch back to its workspace.

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