From patchwork Tue Jun 18 11:16:33 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" X-Patchwork-Id: 14343 Return-Path: X-Original-To: patchwork@mira.cbaines.net Delivered-To: patchwork@mira.cbaines.net Received: by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix, from userid 113) id 6F288170FE; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:17:11 +0100 (BST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on mira.cbaines.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3684A170F9 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:17:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost ([::1]:55640 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6r-00077E-RK for patchwork@mira.cbaines.net; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:17:05 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42746) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6p-00076w-Jd for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:17:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6o-00023i-Ls for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:17:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:58531) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6o-00023L-Ab for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:17:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6o-0000U5-3A for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:17:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: [bug#36277] [PATCH] doc: Recommend '-enable-kvm' for installing in a VM as well. Resent-From: Florian Pelz Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:17:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 36277 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: 36277@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: guix-patches@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.15608566181846 (code B ref -1); Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:17:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Jun 2019 11:16:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43842 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6k-0000Th-5r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:16:58 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:53134) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6i-0000TX-1L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:16:56 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42692) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6g-00076i-SC for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:16:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6Q-0001oW-U1 for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:16:44 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:39194 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdC6P-0001l0-TI for guix-patches@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:16:38 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F1F643600FA for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:16:33 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1560856594; bh=BYNW50nYaX7s+OGODQ1vAJclgcfs1GhpS1YDs8E3obI=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=AV0lkQ/rRELrUMzKcPAej2NklGl/q0mT2/p6wmS8yXLttwF3/LqmFT11FwOse3pZD MqeT4tLzH0mPYiUEJ5PVX9l9nHKTyrgcgFBxs+2FIbRbZxaWXPKpKG6KIuftEGB7Fo Qla8GKswlxmCPF+tSnBE7bMywXRPHlRUAVYjLtCM= Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:16:33 +0200 From: Florian Pelz Message-ID: <20190618111633.ixzvf6iatssemtrb@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: Patches * doc (Installing Guix in a VM): Add '-enable-kvm' to example. --- doc/guix.texi | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 033ad9ea8e..535709a9ab 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2430,13 +2430,14 @@ The resulting file will be much smaller than 50 GB (typically less than Boot the USB installation image in an VM: @example -qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 \ +qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \ -net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on \ -drive file=guix-system-install-@value{VERSION}.@var{system}.iso \ -drive file=guixsd.img @end example -The ordering of the drives matters. +The ordering of the drives matters. @code{-enable-kvm} is optional, but +significantly improves performance, @pxref{Running Guix in a VM}. In the VM console, quickly press the @kbd{F12} key to enter the boot menu. Then press the @kbd{2} key and the @kbd{RET} key to validate your