Questions tagged [virt-manager]
The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt.
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QEMU/KVM, using full physical disk is faster than raw .img file?
When adding an HDD to a guest in QEMU/KVM in Virt-Manager, there are "qcow2" and "raw". "raw" seems to be storing the data in a file with the ".img" extension. ...
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KVM GPU Passthrough Nvidia Error 43
I have a Dell Latitude E6530 laptop with Optimus graphics (Intel/Nvidia) and I am attempting a dGPU passthrough that I have read countless articles and forum threads about trying to overcome this ...
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Windows VM works from QEMU CLI but produces BSOD from virt-manager
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I have a Windows 7 virtual image that I can successfully spin up using the following qemu command in the terminal:
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 4096 -boot d -enable-kvm -smp 2 -net nic -net user -...
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I am facing problems loading and running the KVM due to the virt-manager on kali linux in windows 10
I used
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sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt0 virt-manager libguestfs-tools
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While trying to install metasploitable 2 and the surrounding functions from https://www.kalilinux.in/2020/09/...
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How can I create a VM in virt-manager that can access the internet through the host but can't even see the host or other devices on the LAN?
I want to create a VM for testing purposes -- questionable websites, files that could be infected with a virus, etc.
So I want to create a VM and that VM should be able to access the internet but it ...
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virt-manager: Can't make a sparc64 vm
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.3
virt-manager version: 2.2.1
Whenever I go to make a sparc64 vm I get this error message
Unable to complete install: 'internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor: 2021-...
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No Auto Resize with SPICE and virt-manager
I've setup a VM that works great except for the auto resize functionality which seems to be inconsistent. I've got it randomly working a few times but it also randomly stops working. It's currently ...
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What is the difference and relationship between kvm, virt-manager, qemu and libvirt?
I investigated this topic and here are my conclusions (But I still have questions. And please correct me if I made any mistake in my conclusions):
VMWare:
VMWare developed its VM Hypervisor SW in 1999,...
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KVM/QEMU Extra mouse features
I have Windows 11 VM running on a Debian host. I am using virt-manager to configure and use the VM.
Does anyone know how to get the mouse back/forward buttons and horizontal scroll to work when ...
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How can I prevent certain keys (e.g. Super/Win) from being passed through to a qemu guest?
I am running a Windows 10 guest under Linux using qemu / virt-manager. All of my WM shortcuts in X use the super (windows) key. I don't really need that key for anything inside the Windows VM. Is ...
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VirtManager, guest pause/save->resume, cannot RDP into guest
If relevant, the guest is using "Macvtap device" as the "Network source". It seems that if I apply "pause" or "save" on the Windows guest, and then resume it, I ...
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Getting "can't connect to default" error on shutdown after installing virt-manager on Debian
I am running Debian 12/Bookworm with KDE Plasma. Ever since I installed virt-manager I am getting the following message when rebooting. It sits here for 30+ seconds before it continues with the boot ...
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Shutdown VM when graphical console is closed
I have a Debian 12 VM with QEMU/KVM as hypervisor and Virt-Manager as a frontend and SPICE for graphical output.
The purpose of this VM is to be used interactively and so I'd like not to leave it ...
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How do I get a multi-display virgl 3D accelerated QEMU VM on a NVIDIA card in virt-manager?
I've managed to get virgl 3D acceleration running in QEMU/KVM, and now I want to see if I can get it running with multiple displays. However when I add more heads to the Video Device Display 1 is ...
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Unable to split USB devices to Different USB Busses. Is this a hardware issue or Linux issue
I have i9-13900k CPU running on Asus Z790 MB.
When using lsusb. I found out that every USB device is assigned to BUS 1. It does not matter which USB port I use on the computer. I would like to Split ...
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Arch/Plasma - PolicyKit window not opening for Virtual Machine Manager;
I'm relatively new to linux and I have using Arch linux as the host for some virtual machines for some time now. I don't know what triggered it, but lately 90% of the times I boot and open the Virtual ...
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Why won't windows boot in virt-manager KVM VM?
I'm following this tutorial on how to run windows apps seamlessly in using winapps and my VM won't boot. It gives the message "Boot failed: Could not read from CDROM (code 0004)". I made ...
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Virtualised Windows 11 under virt-manager (QEMU/KVM) can't find USB SSD storage drive
My virtualised Windows 11 under virt-manager (QEMU / KVM ) can see the USB wireless mouse, but cannot see the USB SSD storage device.
I took a check from the inside of Windows 11, in Disk Management ...
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How to "alt-tab" out of full-screen Virt Manager?
I'd like to switch from fullscreen in qemu/kvm Virt Manager back to the most recently used window on the main host's operating system (just like alt-tab), but I haven't yet found a solution that works....
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Virt manager error: unable to find any master var store for loader
I followed the guide here https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM but I got an error after importing the VM into virt-manager. Specifically, I get the error 'unable to find any master var store for loader'
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Graphic glitches in virt-manager win-xp guest
I'm having graphical issues with my windows XP guest in virt-manager. I haven't done any extensive testing, but at the moment I have only encountered it inside the game 3D Pinball Space Cadet (which ...
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virt-manager fails to initialize EGL render node for SPICE GL with NVIDIA proprietary drivers
I have virt-manager on a Fedora Workstation 26 host.
I have set up a Virtual Machine with Windows 11 Educational.
I have a Spice display server, with Listen Type set to “None”, and OpenGL set on with ...
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How to SSH into virt-manager guest from host?
I have a Debian host OS. I installed virt-manager and created a guest Ubuntu 22.04 OS on a virtual machine.
I retrieved the IP address of the guest OS by running ip addr on the (Ubuntu) guest OS's ...
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Virt-manager duplicating CAPSLOCK key press
I'm running an Ubuntu 22.04 GNOME virtual machine using Virt-Manager. In all applications, I noticed that every time I tap the capslock key it triggers it, but then ~1s later it throws another ...
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Setting up kvm to use partition on the current disk not working
I am using libvirt kvm with virt manager, my purpose to have a os that can be used on bare metal and through kvm. I already have a windows partition on my disk, and I created a vm with it added as a ...
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Possible to move a guest OS on VirtManager (Linux) to Windows?
For VirtualBox or VMware Workstation,one could copy the guest OS data directory to another computer and run it there. For example, I could create a guest OS on Linux, and then copy the guest data ...
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Why can’t I seem to run a VM via virt-install from the command line in macOS?
I try to run VM with emulation on MacBook 14 M1 Pro on macOS Monterey (12.3.1). I installed libvirt 8.2.0 and virt-manager 4.0.0 via brew.
I used this formula for virt-manager:
class VirtManager < ...
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FreeDOS as DOSBox replacement
Generally when the question about DOS games flares up, the general consensus is to use DOSBox (or DOSBox Staging) and it usually does the job.
However, as a proof of concept I wonder if it would be ...
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Timeout for access from Guest VM to Host
I use virt-manager to administer my virtual machines. I would like to communicate a virtual machine (Windows) with the host machine (GNU/Linux).
I use the default network interface, which is a bridge ...
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kvm/virt-manager boot selection
I have a VM with two virtual disks. Each have windows OS (w10 and upgraded, same W10 to W11). I cannot separate them to 2 VMs, because I'll loose the activation on one of them. I have enabled boot ...
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How to make KVM guest stop showing both host and guest mouse cursors as it makes guest very hard to use?
I've created a CentOS 7 (KDE) VM on a Centos 7 KVM server without X or GUI, and there's only one guest on this server. I see two cursors in the virt-manager VM console: the host cursor and the guest ...
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Boot windows on virt-manager from an image that fetched from existing Windows on a different computer
I have a PC laptop with Windows 10, it has two hard drives, one for windows that is separated with UEFI, windows and data partition, and another hard drive that has some more apps installed on it.
I ...
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Drivers not working for a pass through GPU
I recently made a Virtual Machine using virt-manager, and I pass through a GPU. When I turn on the guest (Windows 10). It disables the device and locks the screen resolution to 800x600. I have no clue ...
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Hiding Virtual machine status from guest operating system
Host OS: Fedora
Guest OS: Windows 10
Virtualization: KVM
So the idea is to run a Windows 10 host machine that is unaware that it is a virtual machine. So when I open the task manager on the guest ...
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Can I use Aero Glass with QXL (virt-manager)?
I've made a Windows 7 VM with QXL as the display adapter. I installed the guest additions and the display adapter was properly showing up in device manager. I've tried changing the QXL settings to ...
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libvirt / KVM/QEMU - Networks: What does "Open Network" do?
When setting up a network with libvirt & virt-manager, there is an option to choose "Open Network" as the "Network Mode" when forwarding traffic to a physical network.
What ...
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Bitlocker on KVM/QEMU/virt-manager Windows guest using TPM passthrough
I have a dual boot installation on my Lenovo T480s: Windows 10 and Fedora 33. As I prefer working on Linux but need to have quick access to some Windows exclusive programs, I've configured QEMU (in ...
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Group VM by tag in virt-manager on Ubuntu
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KVM on Ubuntu 20.04/libvirt/qemu
How i can group vm in virt-manager interface?
In virtualbox or hyper-v/vmware this is very simple. Googling doesnt gave the result.
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How do I pin a process to a single CPU core?
I have a 2 core 2 thread cpu and I want to pin one core for a Windows 10 VM and keep the other for the Linux host.
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virt-manager: Group 14 is not suitable
I followed this tutorial (here: https://passthroughpo.st/new-and-improved-mac-os-tutorial-part-1-the-basics/) but when I pass through my GPU, it errors out with something along the lines of Group 14 ...
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virt-manager can't connect to libvirt: "Connection does not support required domain listing APIs"
I can't connect with my local virt-manager (version 3.0.0) to the old remote libvirt setup (version 0.8.3):
Unable to connect to libvirt qemu+ssh://[email protected]/system.
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KVM/QEMU: Virt manager put automatically EPYC-IBPB cpu in cpu configuration
I have a problem with virt manager. When I tick "copy host configuration" or write host-passthrough" and I start the VM, the CPU model returns automatically to EPYC-IBPB CPU.
And if I ...
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How to get a virtual machine onto the LAN
I've got Manjaro(Arch) at 192.168.0.2 running minecraft open to LAN connections and an excited 7 year old wanting to play with his dad. My old as dirt laptop finally died and I've replaced it with a ...
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What is the correct repository details for qemu on Ubuntu 18.04?
I'm attempting to setup qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 18.04. I have installed qemu - fine. I am now trying to install/setup vm images, however the virt-install command is not found.
I have tried to add the qemu ...
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Use virt-manager on windows with cygwin
I current am trying to connect to a hyper visor server with virt-manager on a windows computer. The host is currently setup to run only as a TTY base server. And from my research, I've only read to ...
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Dual booting and virtualizing Windows 10 results in blue screen since recent update
I have Debian 10 and Windows 10 1903 set up as dual boot on a Thinkpad T440p using UEFI. Until now I was also able to start that same Windows 10 instance as a virtual machine using virt-manager/...
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KVM Virtualization and Radius Authentication
I've recently swapped my vms from Virtual Box to KVM. I am using virt-manager at the moment. I am happy with everything except for one problem. I am using NAT for vm networking. When the host is ...
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Error in running (libvirt) virt-manager 1.3.2
On Ubuntu 14.04 I installed default packages for Libvirt and Virt-manager. But it does not show support for Debian "Jessie". So I downloaded virt-manager from its Home page. I followed the INSTALL ...
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What are the differences between sound devices in qemu shown by virt-manager?
I am trying to use qemu/kvm via virt-managet. I want to use Windows 10 guest in a Linux host.
When I add sound device, there are several models to choose from:
ac97
es1370
ich6
ich9
pcspk
sb16
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Wi-Fi Bridging in QEMU/KVM works but not with virt-manager
I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this question but here it goes anyway. I have been running Windows 10 in a VM for a number of months now (it is a requirement for school). I got tired of ...
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