Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 09:23:23 -0800 (PST) From: George Hartzell <hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com> To: "Welch, Sean M." <WelchSM@nsc-msg01.network.com> Cc: freebsd-emulators@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmware pegging the CPU? Message-ID: <200302031723.h13HNNHa034996@rosebud.alerce.com> In-Reply-To: <5B7014A44B89494E830AD32859FBC858010AE60C@nsc-msg01.network.com> References: <5B7014A44B89494E830AD32859FBC858010AE60C@nsc-msg01.network.com>
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[resent to fix the typo in the freebsd-emulation address, since I'd like to see the answer get into the archives.] Thanks Sean, That did the trick. I may be crazy, but it seems like Quicken (my main VMware app) actually runs more smoothly with rtc disabled.... Probably just the power of suggestion. g. Welch, Sean M. writes: > George, I run vmware on my Inspiron 8000 and have found that the pegging > is due to the rtc module. Disable that and the CPU usage will drop down to > something more normal. I only turn it on when I want smooth multimedia > and/or sound. If you don't know what I'm talking about take a look at the > devices menu -- you can attach and detach it while the virtual machine is > actually running. > > Sean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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