sudo qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \ -smp 2 \ -drive file=win81.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=virtio \ -netdev user,id=network0 \ -device e1000e,netdev=network0
virt-install \ --name win8.1 \ --ram 8192 \ --vcpus 2 \ --cpu host \ --os-variant win8.1 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/win8.1.qcow2,format=qcow2,bus=virtio,size=60 \ --cdrom /path/to/Win8.1.iso \ --disk path=/path/to/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \ --graphics spice \ --video qxl \ --network network=default,model=virtio \ --boot uefi windows 81 qcow2 install
qemu-img create -f qcow2 win81-disk.qcow2 60G sudo qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \
Setup & prerequisites
qemu-img convert -f vmdk win81.vmdk -O qcow2 win81.qcow2 if=virtio \ -netdev user
Run the QEMU command to boot from your Windows 8.1 ISO and attach the new disk. Arch Linux Forums Basic Command qemu-system-x86_64 -m