Re: [DNG] Devuan on a qemu VM guest

2017-03-23 Thread Ralph Ronnquist
Steve Litt wrote on 2017-03-23 06:02: [snip] NETWORKING DOESN'T WORK --- [snip] I've found it easiest to set up a host "tap", owned by user, for networking, with a couple of iptables rules, and a dnsmasq for dhcp service (not dns) on the tap. Then I can run my qemu VM

Re: [DNG] Devuan on a qemu VM guest

2017-03-23 Thread Miroslav Rovis
On 170322-18:35-1000, Joel Roth wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Thanks for the pointers. > > Steve Litt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > By the time you take into account host OS distro and hardware, every > > setup is unique. For those whose situation is anything like mine, > > running Devuan as a Qemu guest

Re: [DNG] Devuan on a qemu VM guest

2017-03-23 Thread Joel Roth
Joel Roth wrote: > > 1. Mouse pointer won't leave VM window, even if you press Right+Ctrl > > When I run qemu, Ctrl+Alt is the key combination to leave the VM. > > The option '-usbdevice tablet' permits the guest to get the > cursor position without grabbing the mouse. In practice, I > can

Re: [DNG] Devuan on a qemu VM guest

2017-03-22 Thread Joel Roth
Hi Steve, Thanks for the pointers. Steve Litt wrote: > Hi all, > > By the time you take into account host OS distro and hardware, every > setup is unique. For those whose situation is anything like mine, > running Devuan as a Qemu guest VM is difficult. So let me tell you two > must-know

[DNG] Devuan on a qemu VM guest

2017-03-22 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, By the time you take into account host OS distro and hardware, every setup is unique. For those whose situation is anything like mine, running Devuan as a Qemu guest VM is difficult. So let me tell you two must-know difficulties I've learned, and the workaround for each: 1. Mouse pointer