Template:VMConfiguration/QEMU/doc
To list a configuration for QEMU for use in the Recommended VM configurations page, you must use the "VMConfiguration/QEMU" template, which can list the configuration in a structured table.
Usage[edit source]
 QEMU Configuration
| |
|---|---|
| Create the hard drive(s) | |
| qemu-img create -f raw disk.img 2G | |
| Boot to the installation media | |
| qemu-system-i386 -boot d -drive file=disk.img,if=ide -m 768M -drive file=installme.iso,media=cdrom -vga std -rtc base="2002-02-13",clock=vm | |
| Boot to the hard drive | |
| qemu-system-i386 -boot c -drive file=disk.img,if=ide -m 768M -vga std -rtc base="2002-02-13",clock=vm | |
| Notes | |
| The system does not reboot on shut down; to restart the computer, close QEMU and run the next command. |
The following code will result in the table above:
{{VMConfiguration/QEMU|
|qemuimg = qemu-img create -f qcow2 disk.img 2G
|qemuinstall = qemu-system-i386 -boot d -drive file=disk.img,if=ide -m 768M -drive file=installme.iso,media=cdrom -vga std -rtc base="2002-02-13",clock=vm
|qemuhdd = qemu-system-i386 -boot c -drive file=disk.img,if=ide -m 768M -vga std -rtc base="2002-02-13",clock=vm
|notes = The system does not reboot on shut down; to restart the computer, close QEMU and run the next command.
}}
Note: All parameters except notes are required and failure to provide them will default them to "Unknown".
qemuimg[edit source]
The command to create the hard drive images.
qemuinstall[edit source]
The command to boot to the installation media and install the OS on the hard drive image.
qemuhdd[edit source]
The command to boot to the hard drive.
notes[edit source]
Any additional notes regarding to the configuration of the machine, such as additional drivers or instructions, can be listed here.