* Re: [gentoo-user] QEMU setup questions
@ 2013-07-25 9:17 99% ` Kerin Millar
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From: Kerin Millar @ 2013-07-25 9:17 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 25/07/2013 09:54, Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 05:16:21AM +0100, Kerin Millar wrote
>>
>>> 2) What "vncviewer" or "vncconnect" parameters do I use to get to the
>>> qemu session?
>>
>> Assuming both server and client are run locally, connecting to either
>> "localhost:0" or "localhost:5900" should work.
>
> Thanks. That helped me to get it working.
>
> I stumbled over the solution to my final problem by accident. When
> booting off the install cd, you have 15 seconds to "hit any key", or
> else it'll try to boot off the "hard drive". Given that I haven't
> installed yet, it'll try to boot off the blank pseudo "hard drive", and
> fail. Pressing any key will stop the timer. I prefer to type in...
Just as on a real PC you can issue Ctrl+Alt+Del to have it reboot again
(without respawning qemu). Look for the three-finger-salute icon on the
toolbar.
>
> gentoo net.ifnames=0
>
> ...to give myself "a predictable interface name", namely eth0. The
> timer stops after I hit the "g", and I can take my time typing the rest
> of the command. If you don't mind whatever ifname udev generates, you
> can simply hit enter. The drill *FOR INSTALL ONLY* under vnc is like
> so...
>
> * open up 2 terminals side-by-each
> * in one type the command like the following *BUT DO NOT HIT <ENTER>*
> vncviewer localhost:2
>
> * in the other terminal, type a command like so, and hit <ENTER>
> qemu-system-i386 -vnc :2 -cpu qemu32 -m 3072 -hda sda.raw -cdrom installx86.iso -boot d
>
> * *IMMEDIATELY* go over to the other terminal and hit <ENTER> to
> activate vncviewer
>
> * *AS SOON AS VNCVIEWER POPS UP* either hit <ENTER> for default install
> parameters, or start typing your own install command.
>
> * *DO NOT PANIC* when the vncviewer screen goes dark for several seconds
> as the install checks out its environment.
>
> * One more minor annoyance and workaround... the initial vncviewer
> screen is a 720x400 xterm. The install thinks it's in a 1024x768
> framebuffer, so you get the bottom and right edges of the output
> clipped. As soon the penguin logo appears, you can close the xterm
> containing the vncviewer output, and open another vncviewer with the
> same command as the original. This new copy senses the correct
> "screensize" and you can go on with your install.
That's odd. The VNC client should dynamically change the size of its
window as appropriate.
>
>
> I still haven't figured out why only root can run qemu-kvm. I
> "solved" that problem with an entry in /etc/sudoers.d and it is
> definitely faster.
>
> If I specify a video card type for the guest, then the driver has to
> be emerged on the guest; is that correct?
>
That's correct if you want optimal performance in X.org. The best option
is -vga vmware in conjunction with x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware.
--Kerin
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