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doc/docbook/user/user.dbk
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.259 2009-05-01 20:31:10 vruppert Exp $
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.260 2009-05-02 09:32:05 vruppert Exp $
This is the top level file for the Bochs Users Manual.
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<chapter id="guests"><title>Guest operating systems</title>
<para>
In the past several tweaks were necessary to install a guest OS inside of Bochs.
Nowadays it's almost the same as installing it on a real machine. There are only
a few Bochs specific issues you should know about. Note that we cannot give you
a full installation guide if you don't know how to install an OS in the real
world. The following remarks apply to all guest OS installations. Some specific
issues are reported in the next sections.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
First of all you need the installation media or image (floppy/CD/DVD).
For platforms that don't support raw device access it might be necessary to
create an image from the media. You must read the message regarding software
licenses in <xref linkend="thirdparty"> before you install or use a commercial
guest operating system in Bochs.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Then you need to create a hard drive image with bximage. For the
required size see the documentation of the OS you'd like to install. See
<xref linkend="using-bximage"> how to create the image.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Finally you have to create configuration for your guest OS. You can
edit the sample configuration distributed with Bochs or use the configuration
interface to adjust the settings. Check the documentation of your guest OS for
the required memory size, cpu speed and supported hardware.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Now you should be able to run Bochs and start the installation process. Depending
on the host cpu speed and the size of the guest OS it can take a few minutes or
even some hours.
</para>
<para>
<screen>
What disk images are available.
Installing from scratch.
What works
Known problems
</screen>
</para>
<section id="guest-linux"><title>Linux</title>
<para>
</para>
</section>
<section id="guest-knoppix">
<title>Knoppix</title>
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</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
For installing and using Windows NT it is necessary to limit the maximum CPUID
to 3. In the configuration file you need to add a line like this:
<programlisting>
cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=1
</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>