Windows 7 on QEMU/KVM

Installing Windows 7

Create a script that contains

#!/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

Browse to ${VIRTIMG} when you are asked about disk driver using virtio
Download and install Realtek AC97

Configurations

Adding USB Device

lsusb

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

sudo chgrp stwn /dev/bus/usb/007/002

Configuring Samba

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

[global]
    workgroup = win
    wins support = yes
    encrypt passwords = yes
[test]
    browsable = yes
    read only = yes
    path = /home/stwn/share

sudo smbpasswd -a win
sudo /etc/init.d/samba reload

Commands List

qemu-system-x86_64 -soundhw help

Windows 7 on QEMU/KVM

Installing Windows 7

Configurations

Adding USB Device

Configuring Samba

Commands List

References