[CentOS] using kvm

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Mitch Patenaude wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2011, Jerry Geis wrote:
>> >> All -  I am running a virtual windows 7 (pro 64) on centos 5.5
>> x86_64.
>> >> I was hoping to run virtual XP inside windows7 in this configuration.
>> >>
>> >> I get an error about cannot start virtual XP when I try this.
>> >> Do I not have something setup correctly or can I not run a "double"
>> >> virtual environment?
>
> In general, it is not possible to nest virtualization environments.
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I'd add that all you need to do, if you could get this working, is to open
a command window, and you'd have *exactly* the same performance as if you
were running the original PC, on an 8088 with the o/s loaded from floppy
drives....

              mark