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QEMU command line for Windows XP
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qemu-winxp.sh
#!/bin/sh
exec qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -vga std -soundhw ac97 -net nic,model=rtl8139 \
-net user -drive file=winxp.img,format=raw -drive file=/usr/share/virtio/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom
@DovgaNik
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Hey, could you please explain what is virtio-win.iso for?

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It is for the VirtIO KVM drivers for Windows, see: https://github.com/virtio-win/virtio-win-pkg-scripts/blob/master/README.md

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The path was the installed path for the virtio-win AUR package in Arch Linux: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtio-win

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DovgaNik commented May 9, 2022

Oh thank you

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dani814 commented Dec 3, 2022

got it working without virtio drivers thanks

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Hello is there any guide for Windows 10

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