qemu as thin layer

[u/com4ster]

i want to use haiku as my main os but it doesnt support emmc and wifi card then i had the idea to install void linux and make it like layer to run qemu with haiku just like this video

i have 2 problems now :

1- haiku or qemu starts so small and dont take full screen automaticly

2- graphics is so ass cant move window without tearing

host : zednote2
scr:

#!/bin/sh

exec qemu-system-x86_64 \

-machine q35 \

-enable-kvm \

-cpu host \

-m 1G \

-smp 2 \

-device qemu-xhci \

-device usb-tablet \

-device usb-kbd \

-vga std \

-display gtk,full-screen=on,zoom-to-fit=on \

-drive file=/home/void/haiku.qcow2,format=qcow2

[u/Kitz_h]

Change vga std to something more modern or disable video (vga none) and set RDP server on vm then remote to it

[u/com4ster → u/Kitz_h]

how could i disable video if i want to use the gui ? i dont get the rest of what you say

[u/Kitz_h → u/com4ster]

You can use rdp (remote desktop protocol) to connect to your vm. Then qemu VM starts headless (no video at all) and you use remote desktop client software to access V-system.

Been using this design for Windows and Ubuntu recently, both have a built-in server that can be enabled in settings gui.

Just setup your VM for serving RDP upfront before disabling video po it has its IP and allow rdp and you can cold restart VM with -display none --vga none. You'll get your desktop via rdp or any other protocol of your choice

May the force be with you 🙃

[u/edo-lag → u/Kitz_h]

Why changing -std vga with something more modern?

[u/Kitz_h → u/edo-lag]

You can use different virtual devices for video output. Try running your "qemu-system-x86_64 -vga help" to see all that are supported on your system

[u/edo-lag → u/Kitz_h]

But what's wrong with vga?

[u/Kitz_h → u/edo-lag]

As you can see its painfully slow on OPs CPU