Then I found this forum which is great, lots of topics on Windows as a host, however I am emulating Linux and Plan 9, but not Mac. So I'd like to know if anyone is aware of other Qemu support forums that are more generic.
Nonetheless, if it's ok to ask around here, these are some things I had difficulty with, I hope you can give me some advice.
1. TAP Networking
The main difference between SLIRP (user mode) and TAP is that TAP is more performant, however TAP needs either a bridge or a NAT set up for it to work. I've successfully set up a bridge and I have connection in my guests, but only at home where I can connect my laptop to the Ethernet. The bridge stops working on wi-fi. So when I have a wireless connection I would need to set up NAT but I have no idea how that is done. Any tips? Or is there an alternative way?
2. Keyboard troubles
My laptop has a Spanish keyboard, but I couldn't get Qemu to use the proper keymap. I've tried:
- - With and without -machine usb=on -device usb-kbd
- With and without a "-k" option: -k es, -k en-us, en-gb, no -k
Any way to solve this?
3. CPU host
If I select "-cpu host" the VM does not start, but it works fine (albeit slow) with "-cpu qemu64". Is it possible that my CPU is not supported? I have an i5-4200M.
4. Misc options
This options were suggested for a Windows host on a stackexchange post:
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-parallel none -serial none -no-acpi -no-hpet -no-reboot5. Audio
Which soundhw do you recommend, sb16 or hda?
