From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LjY7P-0003L3-NU for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:10:03 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LjY7O-0003Kk-PY for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:10:02 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42329 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LjY7O-0003Kg-Dn for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:10:02 -0400 Received: from yx-out-1718.google.com ([74.125.44.152]:30691) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LjY7N-0002K6-I9 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:10:02 -0400 Received: by yx-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 4so1675342yxp.82 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:10:00 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:09:59 -0500 Message-ID: From: Allen Meyers Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0003255760ce3b783604654f72cc Subject: [Qemu-devel] XP guest specifics Reply-To: chef11994@sbcglobal.net, qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org --0003255760ce3b783604654f72cc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *While instructions below are as specific as I have encountered would appreciate someone helping a 77 year old with comprehension challenges. I have a dual boot Debian Lenny and Ubuntu 8.10 no windows, but a legal disk XP. * 1. Install QEMU: apt-get install qemu *The terminal command is self explanatory* 2. Create a (resizable) image which will hold Windows XP. The installer chokes if the image is smaller than 1.2 GB or so, but that's not too much of a problem; the "qcow" image format will only take up as much space as is really needed, so the image will be very small in the beginning (*not*1.2 GB big!). * I need specifics here is this the second terminal command?* qemu-img create -f qcow /path/to/xp.cow 1300M 3. Insert the install CD, and install Windows in the QEMU image: qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot d -cdrom /dev/cdrom -m 384 -localtime *I assume this is path or location within the image the terminal command created, but when CD is inserted is it directed there or what is it I must do?* 4. Wait. 5. After the install has finished, shut down the QEMU/Windows; from now on you can boot it (without having to insert the CD anymore) with: qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot c -m 384 -localtime -k de -usb 6. *Note VM like Linux has been an adventure for me and I never could have even reached this level without the resources of lists like this and it goes without saying thank you* -- Allen Meyers texas.chef94@gmail.com The ability to comfortably use a computer is directly proportional to desire to listen, learn, and experiment, and is inversely proportional to the fear, anger, and stubbornness that you show. --0003255760ce3b783604654f72cc Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While instructions below are as specific as I ha= ve encountered would appreciate someone helping a 77 year old with comprehension challenges. I have a dual boot Debian Lenny and = Ubuntu 8.10 no windows, but a legal disk XP.
  1. Install QEMU:
    apt-get install qemu = The terminal command is self explanatory
  2. Create a (resizable) image which will hold Windows XP. The installer chokes if the image is smaller than 1.2 GB or so, but that's not too much of a problem; the "qcow" image format will only take= up as much space as is really needed, so the image will be very small in the beginning (not 1.2 GB big!). I need specifics here is this the second terminal command?
    qemu-img create -f qcow /path/to/xp.cow 1300M
  3. Insert the install CD, and install Windows in the QEMU image:
    qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot d -cdrom /dev/cdrom -m 384 -local= time I assume this is path or l= ocation within the image the terminal command created, but when CD is inser= ted is it directed there or what is it I must do?
  4. Wait.
  5. After the install has finished, shut down the QEMU/Windows; fro= m now on you can boot it (without having to insert the CD anymore) with:
    qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot c -m 384 -localtime -k de -usb
  6. Note VM like Linux= has been an adventure for me and I never could have even reached this leve= l without the resources of lists like this and it goes without saying thank= you


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Allen Meyers
texas.chef94@gmail.com

The ability to comf= ortably use a computer is directly proportional to desire to listen, learn,= and experiment, and is inversely proportional to the fear, anger, and stub= bornness that you show.

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