qemu_arch

QEMU Installation Arch Linux

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/nv0CjGdOLxY

sudo pacman -S qemu

create a folder (any name) copy ISO to new folder

qemu-img create -f raw qemu_image 8G
OR
qemu-img create -f qcow2 qemu_image 8G

qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 6 -m 4G -enable-kvm -cdrom arch.iso -boot order=d qemu_image

genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

qemu-system-x86_64 -soundhw ac97 -k en-us -vga std -enable-kvm -m 4G  -usbdevice tablet -smp 6 -enable-kvm -boot c qemu_image

#For No Sound
qemu-system-x86_64 -k en-us -vga std -enable-kvm -m 4G  -usbdevice tablet -smp 6 -boot c qemu_image


xorg video accleration:
nomodeset ??

variables;
-k en-us (keymap)
-usbdevice tablet

-cpu host
-smp 6 # number of cores
-machine type=pc,accel=kvm
-enable-kvm
-format=raw ??
-machine smm=off # bug?
-soundhw sb16,es1370

telnet access
qemu-system-x86_64 -curses -monitor telnet:127.0.0.1:1234,server,nowait -boot c qemu_image
telnet 127.0.0.1 1234  -- in another terminal

KVM Quick Check
zgrep CONFIG_VIRTIO /proc/config.gz
lsmod | grep kvm

More information:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KVM