QEMU Args

[mikeyosm]

Hi

 

Came across this article to get OSX installed as a VM and was interested to read that vmware svga acceleration is possible if installing the kext from darwin.iso

https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/blob/master/notes.md

 

It requires the qemu arg -vga but not sure how to apply this in UNRAID. Can someone please help? Thanks.

 

Accelerated Graphics

Add -vga vmware to QEMU parameters in the boot script (e.g. boot-macOS.sh), if required.

[ghost82]

5 minutes ago, mikeyosm said:

It requires the qemu arg -vga but not sure how to apply this in UNRAID

It tells you to create a custom arg in the xml of your vm (look at the bottom of the xml), it should be:

<qemu:commandline>                                              
  <qemu:arg value='-vga'/>                                          
  <qemu:arg value='vmware'/>      
</qemu:commandline>

 

[mikeyosm]

49 minutes ago, ghost82 said:

It tells you to create a custom arg in the xml of your vm (look at the bottom of the xml), it should be:

<qemu:commandline>                                              
  <qemu:arg value='-vga'/>                                          
  <qemu:arg value='vmware'/>      
</qemu:commandline>

 

Tried that but get an error when starting the VM

 

[ghost82]

Sorry, but I don't know, I simply translated into code what it's written, which seems correct to me.

 

What are you trying to achieve with it? It doesn't sound to be the correct way to have acceleration in mac os.

Edited November 27, 2020 by ghost82

[ghost82]

13 minutes ago, mikeyosm said:

Tried that but get an error when starting the VM

You can try this also:
 

   <video>
     <model type='vmware'/>
   </video>

 

[mikeyosm]

7 minutes ago, ghost82 said:

You can try this also:
 

   <video>
     <model type='vmware'/>
   </video>

 

Just experimenting with 2d acceleration and the vmware svga kext from darwin.iso. Doesnt look like UNRAID likes it.