QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
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Linux kernel is not finding the initrd correctly
I had compiled a linux kernel and I wanted to debug it in QEMU. I created a file to boot from by doing the commands
$ qemu-img create -f raw disk.img 200M
$ mkfs.ext2 -F disk.img
# mkdir /mnt/rootfs
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Running bzImage in QEMU
So I compiled a linux kernel by doing make menuconfig and make. I was trying to run the bzImage in qemu, by doing "qemu -kernel bzImage" but it didn't work out:
How can I fix it? How can I run the ...
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Can QEMU/KVM+OCFS2 be configured to punch holes in sparse image files when files are deleted in the guest?
I'm using sparse raw image files for guest VMs and OCFS2 on the host (local-only, not clustered) for the reflink feature. I understand from Googling around that OCFS2 is one of the filesystems that ...
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Load Linux bzImage in QEMU?
I compiled a Linux by doing "Make menuconfig" then make and now I have compiled the most recent version of Linux. How can I load the kernel into QEMU?
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qemu no boot device found!
I am trying to set up a Linux x86_64 virtual machine on a 32bit Linux computer and I've been told aqemu's Wizard is a good option. I can follow the wizard steps, but when I try to start the virtual ...