====== Windows 7 on QEMU/KVM ======

===== Installing Windows 7 =====
  - Create a script that contains<code>#!/bin/sh
export QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=alsa
DISKIMG=/some/dir/win7.img
CDROM=/dev/sr0
VIRTIMG=/some/dir/virtio-win-0.1.126.iso
qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm \
-drive file=${DISKIMG},if=virtio
-m 1500 \
-cdrom ${CDROM} \
-drive file=${VIRTIMG},index=3,media=cdrom \
-net nic,model=virtio -net user \
-usb -device usb-ehci,id=ehci \
-device usb-host,vendorid=0x046d,productid=0x082b,bus=ehci.0,port=1 \
-rtc base=localtime,clock=host -smp cores=1,threads=1 \
-usbdevice tablet -soundhw ac97 -cpu host -vga std</code>
  - Browse to ${VIRTIMG} when you are asked about disk driver using virtio
  - Download and install [[http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false|Realtek AC97]]

===== Configurations =====

==== Adding USB Device ====

  * lsusb<code>lsusb 
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 046d:082b Logitech, Inc. Webcam C170</code>
  * sudo chgrp stwn /dev/bus/usb/007/002

==== Configuring Samba ====
  * sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf<code>[global]
    workgroup = win
    wins support = yes
    encrypt passwords = yes
[test]
    browsable = yes
    read only = yes
    path = /home/stwn/share</code>
  * sudo smbpasswd -a win
  * sudo /etc/init.d/samba reload

===== Commands List =====
  * qemu-system-x86_64 -soundhw help

===== References =====
  * [[https://reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/1fg3y9/guide_to_running_windows_7_in_qemu/|Guide to running Windows 7 in QEMU]]
  * [[https://reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/49alcv/help_pass_usb_sound_card/|Help. pass usb sound card]]
  * [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/QEMU/Windows_guest|QEMU/Windows guest]]
  * [[http://funtoo.org/Windows_7_Virtualization_with_KVM|Windows 7 Virtualization with KVM]]