Ok, here's an update to my Quest to Fold Bigadvs within Virtualbox.
 
Hardware:  SR-2, (2) Intel X5680s @4.0GHz (24 threads), 24GB memory.
Software:  Windows 7-64bit, Virtualbox version 4.2.6 r82870, Linuxrouter's "Linux64_FAH" (latest version).
 
Snagged a Bigadv this morning (8103 WU)
Decided to see what it could first do without "the Kraken" or "BFS" running.  So, these are the first TPFs running under just the stock Linuxrouter's image, NUMA enabled in the BIOS and no other PC activity.
  - 1% = 21:33
  - 2% = 21:23
  - 3% = 21:18
  - 4% = 21:14
  - 5% = 21:19
 
Paused the WU and installed Linuxrouter's Kernel update with BFS:
  - Note:  Make sure you visit Linuxrouter's website for the latest file to get latest versions.
    http://www.linuxforge.net...ing/fah-virtualbox.php
  - Kernel 3.0.1 BFS 406 (this is the one that I installed today).
  - Command to type:  upkernel http://www.linuxforge.net...-vb-301-bfs-406.tar.xz
 
Restarted the WU successfully
New TPFs running with "BFS" and "the Kraken" running and no other PC activity:
  -  7% = 21:05
  -  8% = 21:05
  -  9% = 21:01
  - 10% = 21:02
  - 11% = 21:05
  - 12% = 21:01
 
Definitely an improvement (although not huge) across 5-6 frames of before and after "BFS" + "the Kraken".  I lost some time due to installing "BFS" and wrapping "the Kraken" on the A5 core, but that is a one-time thing that won't affect future WUs.  Based on what I'm seeing so far, this is acceptable performance that allows me to also have access to Windows.
 
 
 

Wolf maybe you can compile on another machine with ncurses installed and take the binary on a pendrive.When have done that chmod +ax i7z and ./i7z  .
 
Tex how do you normally use windows?For which tasks? Maybe you can consider the Linux KVM option or even a dual boot Win/Linux.i asked for a screen capture of the virtual machine with the top command and the windows 7 task manager to see CPU Usage and figure some conclusion.

NerdGZ

Wolf maybe you can compile on another machine with ncurses installed and take the binary on a pendrive.When have done that chmod +ax i7z and ./i7z  .

Thanks for the tip, that was my next step, I have TOTALCMD and should be able to
transfer the files threw my network from one machine to the other.
I'd already done this but I'm waiting on a package and don't won't to miss it.
These rigs are out back in the shop, can't see or hear anything from out there.
 
I'll take those screen shots you ask about later on of my 980x rig if Tex hasn't already posted them by then.

abhirana

TheWolf

NerdGZ

Wolf maybe you can compile on another machine with ncurses installed and take the binary on a pendrive.When have done that chmod +ax i7z and ./i7z  .

Thanks for the tip, that was my next step, I have TOTALCMD and should be able to
transfer the files threw my network from one machine to the other.
I'd already done this but I'm waiting on a package and don't won't to miss it.
These rigs are out back in the shop, can't see or hear anything from out there.

I'll take those screen shots you ask about later on of my 980x rig if Tex hasn't already posted them by then.

actually there are precompiled binaries on the i7z project page https://code.google.com/p/i7z/#Precompiled_Binaries
that will remove any need to install anything

cheers

Thanks, I had actually use those at one point but had forgotten about them.
What I get for not looking at the full page again. Thanks again.

Tex if you have wget command you can download with it and :
wget -c http://i7z.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/i7z_64bit 
chmod a+x i7z_64bit
./i7z_64bit
 
The pendrive solution :
change to root directory (cd / ) make a mount point (mkdir /pendrive) mount the pendrive (mount -t msdos (if is fat32) or ntfs (if is ntfs) /dev/sdX1 (where X is the name of the /pendrive
partition table) when mounted copy to /root or the usual /usr/sbin/ (cp /pendrive/i7z /usr/sbin/)