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WindowsGuestDrivers/Download Drivers

2010-04-18T08:59:55Z

Freddy77: updated link

Download drivers

= 24Sep2009 =
== NetKVM ==
[http://people.redhat.com/~yvugenfi/24.09.2009/NetKVM.zip Network drivers]

== viostor ==
[http://people.redhat.com/~yvugenfi/24.09.2009/viostor.zip Storage drivers]

You can also [http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/ download the drivers as ISO images] which you can easily use in a KVM guest.

You can find [http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/block-driver-updates-install-drivers-during-windows-installation image floppy] to install viostor during setup phase.

= Code signing drivers for the Windows 64bit platforms =
* Drivers should be signed for Windows 64bit platforms.
* Here are some links how to self sign and install self signed drivers:
** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff547649.aspx Installing Test-Signed Driver Packages]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/tips/IFS_Signing.mspx How to Release-Sign File System Drivers]

HOWTO

2010-04-18T07:53:27Z

Freddy77: provide a link to this useful page

= Howto's =

== General ==
* [[HOWTO1 | Getting KVM to run on your machine]]
* [[choose the right kvm & kernel version]]
* [[How To Migrate From Vmware To KVM]]
* [http://www.basicsedv.de/bthesis.html Migrating User Mode Linux to Xen and KVM]

== Network related ==

* [[Networking| Setting guest network]]
* [[NetConsole| set up a network console]]

== Hardware related ==

* [[How to assign devices with VT-d in KVM]]
* [[Enable VT-X on Mac Pro (Early 2008)]]

=== USB ===
* [[usb related]]

=== Ethernet ===
* [[ethernet_related]]

=== PCI ===
* [[hotadd pci devices]]

=== Sound ===
* Using [[Sound]] in the guest

=== virtio ===

* [[boot from virtio block device]]
* [[Using VirtIO NIC|use virtio_net interface]] in the guest (Debian)

=== cdrom ===
* [[Change cdrom| Changing disks in the cdrom drive]]

== Operating System related ==

=== Ubuntu ===
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/using-kvm-on-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon using-kvm-on-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon]
* [[AnthonyLiguori/Networking| Setting up NAT with KVM in Ubuntu]]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM Running Guest Systems on Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/virtualization-with-kvm-on-ubuntu-9.04 Virtualization With KVM On Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty]

=== Fedora ===
* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Quick_Start Fedora Virt Quick Start]

=== ArchLinux ===
* [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kvm Setting up KVM on ArchLinux]
* [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Qemu Detailed QEMU Tutorial ]

=== BSD ===
* [http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/BSD KVM on BSD, FreeBSD]

=== Windows ===
* [[WindowsGuestDrivers|Information about guest drivers]]

=== Windows Vista ===
* [[Vista Networking Workaround]]

== Scripting & Software ==
* [[HowToConfigScript|Configuration Script for KVM]] - a complete management utility, configuration file format, and init script.
* [http://www.roessner-net.com/?p=219 Another script for KVM] - Init scripts for kvm, using it with time scheduled start order (German)
* [[simple shell script to manage your virtual machine with bridged networking]]
* [http://www.papercut.com/blog/chris/2008/11/14/using-kvm-to-securely-host-servers-in-a-dmz/ Hosting your VMs in a DMZ] - a management and configuration script to assist with setting up a VM in a semi-secured demilitarized zone.
* [http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Bare-metal_ISO_Installer Bare-metal] installer with KVM

=== libvirt ===

* [[Running libvirt with KVM]]

== Other ==

* [[HOWTO VMGL]] - OpenGL support for Linux guests

WindowsGuestDrivers/Download Drivers

2010-04-18T07:44:28Z

Freddy77:

Download drivers

= 24Sep2009 =
== NetKVM ==
[http://people.redhat.com/~yvugenfi/24.09.2009/NetKVM.zip Network drivers]

== viostor ==
[http://people.redhat.com/~yvugenfi/24.09.2009/viostor.zip Storage drivers]

You can also [http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/ download the drivers as ISO images] which you can easily use in a KVM guest.

You can find [http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/block-driver-updates-install-drivers-during-windows-installation image floppy] to install viostor during setup phase.

= Code signing drivers for the Windows 64bit platforms =
* Drivers should be signed for Windows 64bit platforms.
* Here are some links how to self sign and install self signed drivers:
** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa906344.aspx Installing Test-Signed Driver Packages]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/tips/IFS_Signing.mspx How to Release-Sign File System Drivers]

Status

2010-04-17T09:09:28Z

Freddy77:

=Status=

KVM is included in the mainline linux kernel since 2.6.20 and is stable and fast for most workloads.

It is also available as a patch for recent Linux kernel versions and as an external module that can be used with your favorite distro- provided kernel going back up to 2.6.16, therefore including all latest versions for Enterprise Linux Distributions.

===Working:===

* Intel-based hosts (requires VT capable processors)
* AMD-based hosts (requires SVM capable processors)
* Windows/Linux/Unix guests (32-bit and 64-bit)
* SMP hosts
* SMP guests (as of kvm-61, max 16 cpu supported)
* Live [[Migration]] of guests from one host to another (32-bit and 64-bit)
* See the [[Guest Support Status]] page for a list of guest operating systems known to work
* See the [[Host Support Status]] page for information on host hardware.
* Guest swapping
* [[Paravirtualized networking]]
* [[Paravirtualized block device]]

===In progress:===

* [[PowerPC|PowerPC port]]
* IA64 port
* xenner (http://kraxel.fedorapeople.org/xenner), a project to run x86 xen guest (domU) kernels
* [https://wiki.ncl.cs.columbia.edu/wiki/index.php/AndroidVirt:MainPage ARM port]

Paravirtualized networking

2010-04-17T09:08:46Z

Freddy77:

=Paravirtualized Networking=

== Host side ==
run kvm with command-line: -net nic,model=virtio

== Guest side - Linux ==
sudo modprobe virtio_net

to have virtio_net driver, you need to upgrade the kernel to higher than 2.6.25.

refer to [[Virtio]]

== Guest side - Windows ==

You can find Windows drivers at [[Downloads]] page.

Paravirtualized networking

2010-04-17T09:08:33Z

Freddy77:

=Paravirtualized Networking=

== Host side ==
run kvm with command-line: -net nic,model=virtio

== Guest side - Windows ==
sudo modprobe virtio_net

to have virtio_net driver, you need to upgrade the kernel to higher than 2.6.25.

refer to [[Virtio]]

== Guest side - Windows ==

You can find Windows drivers at [[Downloads]] page.

Paravirtualized block device

2010-04-17T09:08:02Z

Freddy77:

=Paravirtualized Block Device=

== Host side ==
run kvm with command-line: <code>-drive file=<path_to_your_raw_qemu_img>,if=virtio</code>

you can also specify boot=on in the command-line: <code>-drive file=<path_to_your_raw_qemu_img>,if=virtio,boot=on</code>

== Guest side - Linux ==
sudo modprobe virtio_blk

to have <code>virtio_blk</code> driver, you need to upgrade the kernel to higher than 2.6.25.

refer to [[Virtio]]

== Guest side - Windows ==

You can find Windows drivers at [[Downloads]] page.

Talk:Paravirtualized block device

2009-09-14T13:50:06Z

Freddy77: missing link

There is no links to Windows versions of VirtIO or other systems.

Talk:Paravirtualized networking

2009-09-14T13:49:46Z

Freddy77: missing links

There is no links to Windows versions of VirtIO or other systems.

Talk:WindowsGuestDrivers/Last WHQLed drivers

2009-09-14T13:48:25Z

Freddy77: Error downloading files

I cannot download windows drivers from http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Last_WHQLed_drivers