aurfalien writes:
Hi all,
Really enjoying KVM as I was a long time user of Xen. Both are cool, just enjoying the new thing.
Wondering if any one could share some nuggets on how to get a Centos 5.1 VM guest to use virtio?
Trying to use virtio over the ide.
Are you talking about a windows guest?
Installing the vm with virt-install, use --disk path=/path/to/disk,device=disk,bus=virtio \ --disk path=/tmp/virtio-win-1.1.16.vfd,device=floppy,perms=ro
The first line specifies the disk for the vm (e.g. C drive), I usually use an lvol. The second line specifies the path to the virtual floppy drive with the virtio drivers. For xp, you cannot use the cdrom/.iso version of same, the xp installer accepts only a floppy (F6, install 3rd party drivers). Newer windows versions may be able to deal with an iso.
Digimer's tutorial is well worth a read, even if you end up doing something entirely different.