Hi. I need some overview explanations around here to understand what I am doing.
I want to virtualize win2k to play a game and I installed the virtualization packages I was able to create an VM using my old win2k cd no problem. Display was 640x480. Moving it to 800x600 gave me a black screen. Found out this following link, https://wiki.qemu.org/Windows2000 who gave the recommendation of using the "vga cirrus" display. I can start the VM with this command: pepebuho@pepewin:~$ sudo qemu-system-i386 -hda /var/lib/libvirt/images/win2k.qcow2 -m 384 -boot c -vga cirrus -net nic,model=rtl8139 -net user -usb Using this command I can change the display to 1024 x 768 or higher and True color, not only 16 bits as with only VGA. Nevertheless I noticed that virtual-manager does not know anything about this instance, when I check it out it says that it is not running . Also when I try to change the configuration of the VM to match the command line, Virtual Manager does not allow me. Trying to change the Display to vga cirrus under the xml give me an error and I do not see how to change the emulator from "usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64" to "qemu-system-i386" I was trying to figure out where the config files for the VM are under /etc and could not find anything. So, I have several questions. 1. What is the relationship between virtual manager and qemu and why a VM started using a command line does not show up even if both are using the same stored image 2. Why can't I use the vga cirrus under virtual manager? I was reading here https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/issues/303 that given the fact that the user can install device drivers to solve the problem they won't fix it but that was at "UTM" in 2020 (not sure who they are). What is the good practice here to get win2k with a better display options? If I start from Virtual Manager I can only use the "vga" driver. 3. How can I modify the VM starting parameters, like for example what emulation engine it is going to use to start a machine. I'd rather not having to start VMs from the command line if there is already a GUI to do that, but the GUI seem to be limiting. Or am I missing something and the system controlled by virtual manager is not the same being accesed by starting a VM from a command line? What is the relationship? Thanks for any insight as I learn about this. -- ------------------------------ /\_/\ |O O| pepeb...@gmail.com ~~~~ Javier Perez ~~~~ While the night runs ~~~~ toward the day... m m Pepebuho watches from his high perch.
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