From 25256dd27b3e6a4d9fe3189f0fafcbcda62d745c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Avery King Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 14:45:01 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update KVM config Using a slightly modified Generic Linux 2024 configuration with slight modifications actually works pretty well. Only the following modifications need to be made: - Chipset must be i440FX (otherwise neither the hard drive nor the ethernet adapter are detected for some reason) - Video adapter must be 'vmvga' with the custom XML - Sound must be AC97 (kept from the previous docs) - Firmware must be UEFI Note that I can neither confirm nor deny if xsave instructions play any role. They might if under the legacy BIOS, but apparently under UEFI, they don't matter. I also haven't tested sound yet, so I'm keeping the recommendation to use AC97 for now. --- docs/handbook/getting-started.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/handbook/getting-started.md b/docs/handbook/getting-started.md index df1a1e8f..372e8e3d 100644 --- a/docs/handbook/getting-started.md +++ b/docs/handbook/getting-started.md @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ See the notes below for optimizing OpenIndiana for several popular hypervisors. | --- | --- | Virtualbox | OS type = Solaris 11 64-bit | Vmware player | OS type = Solaris 11 64-bit -| KVM | OS type = Sun OpenSolaris
Disk = SATA
Remove USB Tablet
NIC = e1000
sound = AC97
Processor = Copy host CPU configuration
Disable CPU feature _'xsave'_
Video = VMVGA; may not be shown in virt-manager, edit XML to be as:
<model type='vmvga' vram='131072' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
Display = VNC (Spice not supported) +| KVM | OS type = Generic Linux 2024
Chipset = i440FX
sound = AC97
Video = VMVGA; may not be shown in virt-manager, edit XML to be as:
<model type='vmvga' vram='131072' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
Firmware = UEFI (legacy BIOS won't work!) | Hyper-V | Select single CPU, generation 1 VM, and legacy NIC.