[email protected] wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 04:47:35AM +0100, [email protected] wrote > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I'm now at the configuring-the-kernel stage of the Gentoo guest > > > install. I had originally expected to pull in the .config from > > > the host machine, make a few tweaks, and get going. However, it > > > appears that multiple video and sound and network cards are > > > supported, none of which match those on the host. Which ones do > > > people recommend selecting? > > > > > > > That's what I'm using to start qemu: > > > > qemu-system-x86_64 -machine accel=kvm -cpu host -m 4096 -enable-kvm > > -name vm-01 -net nic,model=virtio -net user,hostfwd=tcp::2022-:22 > > -localtime -hda /path/to/image.qcow2 -display gtk -vga vmware > > I can't get X to work on the guest. Text console is OK, but no X. > I ticked support for cirrus, bochs, qxl, and vmware emulation in the > guest kernel. I wonder if I missed something. I also emerged the > corresponding X drivers. vmware was a pain because I had to rebuild > mesa and other stuff to emerge the vmware video driver. > > File-attached are Xorg logs for failed attempts with vga= > cirrus/std/vmware. QEMU refused to start when I specified -vga qxl. > The vmware log looks like it started X properly, but it immediately > dumped me out, and gave an all-red QEMU window. I ssh'd in from the > host to set up the next card. I know that the all-red window was a > text console. To reboot, I blindly typed "su -", followed by root > password, followed by "halt -p", and the QEMU session halted. > > I use the following script to boot up Gentoo on the guest. I cycled > through all 4 cards... > > #!/bin/bash > qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm \ > -cpu host -display gtk -vga cirrus \ > -drive file=gentoo32.img,format=raw \ > -drive file=linuxswap.img,format=raw \ > -net nic,model=virtio \ > -rtc base=localtime,clock=host \ > -net user,hostname=gentoovm,hostfwd=tcp::2022-:22 \ > -m 3G -monitor stdio -name "Gentoo VM" \ > -parallel none \ > ${@ >
I never used gentoo as guest OS, only xubuntu and OpenSuse. So I can't give you tips for your gentoo guest installation. Have you also tried it without the -monitor option? Here some infos about my host and guest OS. Host: gentoo, kernel 4.1.7-hardened-r1, qemu-2.5.0, x11-base/xorg-server-1.17.4, x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-7.6.1 Guest: xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, kernel 3.13.0-74-generic, vmware VGA emulation If screen resolution and performance isn't that important for you then you could also try to connect via vnc or spice. Attached is my guest xorg.log. -- Regards wabe
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