From 3a565afd893c9bc5f8b5e0308735ff2a51000079 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stanislav Shwartsman Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:30:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] random docs updates --- bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk | 38 +++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk b/bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk index 5d348a472..331f9a0c8 100644 --- a/bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk +++ b/bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk @@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ the simulator typically takes control and simulates that code in software at much slower speed, just like Bochs does. , but they are neither portable to non-x86 platforms nor open -source. The Plex86 project is -working toward an open-source x86 simulator with virtualization. +source. @@ -351,13 +350,7 @@ currently work with. P6 and later CPU Emulation Yes - Bochs can be configured to emulate any P6 family processor including optional MMX and SSE instructions. - - - - Pentium 4 Emulation - Incomplete - A few Pentium 4 features are incomplete, such as an on-chip APIC extensions (XAPIC) for SMP simulation. + Bochs can be configured to emulate any P6 family processor including optional MMX and SSEx instructions. @@ -390,7 +383,8 @@ currently work with. Yes Implements ElTorito, EDD v3.0, basic APM feature, PCIBIOS features and the PCI interrupt routing table. The latest version of the Bochs BIOS - has a 32-bit init for ACPI, SMM and SMP. + has a 32-bit init for ACPI, SMM and SMP. Bochs also known no work with recent + SeaBIOS images. @@ -557,7 +551,7 @@ currently work with. Simulate a Multiprocessor Yes - Bochs can be configured to simulate up to 8 processors. This + Bochs can be configured to simulate up to 255 processor threads. This feature is still experimental, but it can boot several Linux or Windows guests with SMP support. Please note that this does NOT mean that Bochs can run faster on a physical SMP machine. @@ -2924,7 +2918,8 @@ supported is 2048MB. -Due to limitations in the host OS, Bochs fails to allocated even 1024MB on most systems. +Due to limitations in the host OS, Bochs fails to allocate more than 1024MB on most 32-bit systems. +In order to overcome this problem configure and build Bochs with --enable-large-ramfile option. @@ -2991,7 +2986,7 @@ simulation. For example, changing IPS affects the frequency of VGA updates, the duration of time before a key starts to autorepeat, and the measurement of BogoMips and other benchmarks. The table below lists some typical IPS settings for different machinesIPS measurements depend on -OS and compiler configuration in addition to processor clock +OS and compiler configuration in addition to host processor clock speed.. @@ -8877,17 +8872,11 @@ cpuid: cpuid_limit_winnt=1
- Windows 2000 + Windows 2000 / Windows 2000 Server You must read the message regarding software licenses in - before you install Windows 2000 as a guest operating system in Bochs. + before you install Windows 2000 / Windows 2000 Server as a guest operating system in Bochs. - -
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-Windows 2000 Server -You must read the message regarding software licenses in - before you install Windows 2000 Server as a guest operating system in Bochs.
@@ -8900,6 +8889,13 @@ cpuid: cpuid_limit_winnt=1
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+ Windows 7 +You must read the message regarding software licenses in + before you install Windows 7 as a guest operating system in Bochs. + + +
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