using qemu-system-x86_64 command hangs

jesc516 · 2017-02-05 03:34:30

I would like to boot the windows boot media in order to install windows as a vm but using the following command does nothing. If I do Ctrl+C I get

^Cqemu-system-x86_64: terminating on signal 2

I hear the fans for the gpu turn on and thats it.

This is the command I am using:

$ qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom win.iso -m 4096 -enable-kvm -drive file=win10.img,format=raw -cpu host -smp cores=2 -usbdevice tablet -vga std

I am using the following to create the raw disk file:

qemu-img create -f raw win10.img 30G

libvirtd is running:

$ systemctl status libvirtd.service 
● libvirtd.service - Virtualization daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2017-02-04 22:28:51 EST; 5s ago
     Docs: man:libvirtd(8)
           http://libvirt.org
 Main PID: 2583 (libvirtd)
    Tasks: 18 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/libvirtd.service
           ├─2583 /usr/bin/libvirtd
           ├─2702 /usr/bin/dnsmasq --conf-file=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.conf --leasefile-ro --dhcp-script=/usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt_leaseshelper
           └─2703 /usr/bin/dnsmasq --conf-file=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.conf --leasefile-ro --dhcp-script=/usr/lib/libvirt/libvirt_leaseshelper

I can install windows using virt-manager but I would like to learn how to use it from command line. What the hell am I missing?

Last edited by jesc516 (2017-02-05 03:34:55)

Lone_Wolf · 2017-02-05 14:09:20

you haven't specified a boot order, add -boot order d .

I also suggest you check https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/QE … io_drivers , virtio drives are much faster and switching to them after install can be tricky.

Arch Linux

#1 2017-02-05 03:34:30

using qemu-system-x86_64 command hangs

#2 2017-02-05 14:09:20

Re: using qemu-system-x86_64 command hangs

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