X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=252e595b47d76dd937141266b65a589f9d5167e4;hp=b71eaa8ed037754d2ca51c23b28bdfe153bbfb70;hb=f47dafd23186938a22d41739d9bc695c7760b912;hpb=54dd7be5855055a698291084c0074a1abac7b921 diff --git a/README b/README index b71eaa8..252e595 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ For discussion please use the fedora-virt mailing list: Requirements ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- recent QEMU with vmchannel support +- recent QEMU >= 0.10 with vmchannel support + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-02/msg01042.html - febootstrap >= 1.5 @@ -88,10 +89,18 @@ If you are using x86-64, then by default the configure script will look for qemu-kvm (KVM support). You will need a reasonably recent processor for this to work. KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU. -You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by doing: +You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by following +these instructions: + + http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#How_can_I_use_kvm_with_a_non-privileged_user.3F + +On some systems, this will work too: chmod o+rw /dev/kvm +On some systems, the chmod will not survive a reboot, and you will +need to make edits to the udev configuration. + Notes on cross-architecture support ----------------------------------------------------------------------