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== Misc Virt ==
=== Windows KVM Guest and Paravirt NIC Drivers ===
As seen in [[FWN/Issue152#Using_VirtIO_Network_Driver_for_Windows_KVM_Guest|
FWN#152]]. The {{package|virt-manager}} GUI doesn't have the knobs in the UI yet to
enable [http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Virtio virtio] drivers. THe {{package|libvirt}} framework underneath does support it, so it can be done by hand. Here's how.
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=180599 Download] the drivers to guest and extract on desktop.
* Shutdown the guest <code>virsh shutdown winxp</code>
* Dump the libvirt XML <code>virsh dumpxml winxp > winxp-before.xml</code>, and change the network settings. To the <code><interface></code> block add <code><model type='virtio'/></code> like this:
<pre>
[root@seitan virt]# diff -u winxp-before.xml winxp-after.xml
--- winxp-before.xml 2008-12-01 17:37:39.000000000 -0800
+++ winxp-after.xml 2008-12-01 17:39:21.000000000 -0800
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='network'>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
      <mac address='54:52:00:03:09:01'/>
      <source network='default'/>
      <target dev='vnet0'/>
</pre>
* Redefine the domain with the altered config: <code>virsh define winxp-after.xml</code>
* Start the guest <code>virsh start winxp</code>, and install the drivers within Windows when the new hardware detection wizard pops up.
See also: http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/tip-how-setup-windows-guest-paravirtual-network-drivers

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