Guest Support Status

Guest support status

Linux distributions

Host version	Host cpu	Host bitness	Guest	Guest bitness	Status	Comments
kvm-12	Intel, AMD	64	FC5	32, 64	Works
kvm-12	Intel, AMD	32	FC5	32	Works
kvm-12	Intel, AMD	32	FC6	32	Works
kvm-12	Intel	32	Debian Sarge	32	Works
kvm-12	Intel	64	Debian Etch	32, 64	Works
kvm-12	Intel	64	Debian Sarge	32	Mostly works	Install hangs, will install via -no-kvm. Runs fine after
kvm-12	Intel	64	Trixbox (CentOS)	32	Works
kvm-15	Intel	64	Slackware 11	32	Works	using test26.s kernel
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	OpenSuse 10.2	32	Works	sans gfxmenu
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	Qemu-Puppy 2.01-3	32	Works
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	Qemu-Puppy 2.13-1	32	Works
kvm-18	Intel	64	KNOPPIX 5.1.1	32	Works	wants nmi_watchdog=0 kernel parameter
kvm-18	Intel	32	Knoppix 5.2	32	Works
<style="vertical-align: top;">kvm-18	<style="vertical-align: top;">Intel	<style="vertical-align: top;">64	<style="vertical-align: top;">Ubuntu 7.04 beta	<style="vertical-align: top;">64	<style="vertical-align: top;">Works	<style="vertical-align: top;">Installation works with -no-kvm, except for grub. Grub fixed with sysrescuecd. Works fine...
kvm-19	AMD	32	Ubuntu 7.04	32	Works
<style="vertical-align: top;">kvm-18	<style="vertical-align: top;">Intel	<style="vertical-align: top;">64	<style="vertical-align: top;">SystemRescueCD 0.3.4	<style="vertical-align: top;">32	<style="vertical-align: top;">Works	<style="vertical-align: top;">Works fine, except for initial X-setting "cirrus" - changed to "vesa", then works.
kvm-18	Intel	32	Debian 4.0	32	Works	released version (netinst CD)
kvm-20	Intel	32	Ubuntu LTS Server	32	Works	use -no-acpi
kvm-24	Intel	64	Gentoo 2006.1	32	Works
kvm-24	Intel	64	Gentoo 2007.0	32	Works

Windows Family

Host version	Host cpu	Host bitness	Guest	Guest bitness	Status	Comments
kvm-24	Intel, AMD	64, 32	Windows XP Pro	32	Works	See Windows ACPI Workaround for better performance
kvm-20	Intel	64, 32	Windows 2000 Pro (SP4)	32	Works	Install with -no-acpi
kvm-14	Intel	64	Windows Server 2003 (Enterprise, SP2)	32	Works	Needs -no-kvm and -no-acpi for install and possibly for update to SP2. Use -net nic,model=rtl8139
kvm-23	Intel	32	Windows Vista (Ultimate)	32	Mostly works	Aero doesn't work
kvm-24	AMD	64, 32	Windows 98SE	32	Crashes	Stops during boot. 100% CPU. Safe mode boots, but crashes starting a DOS box. Works with -no-kvm
kvm-24, 2.6.20.7	AMD	64, 32	Windows 95	32	Crashes	Stops during boot. 100% CPU. Works with -no-kvm, but doesn't recognize the NIC. Did no further testing.

BSD

Host version	Host cpu	Host bitness	Guest	Guest bitness	Status	Comments
kvm-12	Intel	64	OpenBSD 4.0	64	Works
kvm-16 + CVS	Intel	64	OpenBSD 4.0	32	Works
kvm-12	AMD	64	FreeBSD 6.2	64	Works
kvm-16 + CVS	AMD	64	FreeBSD 6.2	32	Works
kvm-15	AMD	64	GNU/kFreeBSD	64	Works
kvm-16 + CVS	AMD	64	GNU/kFreeBSD	32	Works
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	FreeBSD 6.1	32	Works
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	NetBSD 3.1	32	Works
kvm-21	AMD	64	NetBSD 3.1	32	Works

Others

Host version	Host cpu	Host bitness	Guest	Guest bitness	Status	Comments
kvm-12	AMD	64	Haiku OS	32	Works	screenshot
kvm-12	AMD	64	Amiga Research OS (AROS)	32	Works	LiveCD tested. screenshot
kvm-14	AMD	64	ReactOS 0.3.0	32	Works	screenshot
kvm-12	Intel	64	Solaris 10 GA U3	64	Works	screenshot
kvm-12/14	Intel	64	FreeDOS 1.0	32	Work(ish)	Can only be installed from live CD by disabling kvm and using qemu only. Upper memory management (himem.exe) crashed kvm. Some other drivers do so as well. Step through booting using F8 to determine which. DOS is confined to the lower 640K of memory. See bug 1666308.
kvm-17/18	Intel	32	Solaris 10.1	32	Works	Complains about clock speed
kvm-18	Intel	64	Xen 3.0.4	64, 32	Works
kvm-18	Intel	32	Solaris 11	32	Works