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== Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ==
= Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on QEMU for Windows =


https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/amd64/ch03s05.html
== List available accelerators ==


<source lang="text">
<source lang="text">
cd ~\Downloads
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel help
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel kvm -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
Accelerators supported in QEMU binary:
hax
whpx
tcg
</source>
</source>


<source lang="text">
== Performance comparison between accelerators ==
"C:\Program Files\qemu-2.1.0\qemu-system-x86_64.exe"
 
-drive "file=C:\disk1.vmdk,index=0,media=disk"
Read this topic "[https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/amd64/ch03s05.html Meeting Minimum Hardware Requirements]" first.
-drive "file=C:\disk2.vmdk,index=1,media=disk"
 
-smp 4
=== Tiny Code Generator ===
-net nic,vlan=0,macaddr=52-54-00-B3-47-55,model=rtl8139
It sucks ...
-net user,hostfwd=tcp::9000-:80
 
-m 1024
<source lang="bash">
# Single thread
qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
 
# Multithread
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel tcg,thread=multi -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
</source>
 
=== Intel HAXM ===
Need to install [https://github.com/intel/haxm/releases Intel HAXM] first, and disable Hyper-V.<br>
If Docker Desktop was installed, this is not a good solution.
 
<source lang="bash">
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel hax -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
Failed to open the HAX device!
Open HAX device failed
Failed to get Hax capability:6u
No accelerator found.
</source>
</source>
=== Windows Hypervisor Platform (recommended) ===


<source lang="text">
<source lang="text">
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel help
# with Windows Hypervisor Platform - good!
Accelerators supported in QEMU binary:
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel whpx -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
hax
Windows Hypervisor Platform accelerator is operational
whpx
tcg
</source>
</source>

Latest revision as of 08:11, 13 May 2020

Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on QEMU for Windows

List available accelerators

qemu-system-x86_64 -accel help
Accelerators supported in QEMU binary:
hax
whpx
tcg

Performance comparison between accelerators

Read this topic "Meeting Minimum Hardware Requirements" first.

Tiny Code Generator

It sucks ...

# Single thread
qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G

# Multithread
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel tcg,thread=multi -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G

Intel HAXM

Need to install Intel HAXM first, and disable Hyper-V.
If Docker Desktop was installed, this is not a good solution.

qemu-system-x86_64 -accel hax -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
Failed to open the HAX device!
Open HAX device failed
Failed to get Hax capability:6u
No accelerator found.

Windows Hypervisor Platform (recommended)

# with Windows Hypervisor Platform - good!
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel whpx -cdrom ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso -boot once=d -m 1G
Windows Hypervisor Platform accelerator is operational