+--------------- | Quick Start: | 1. get a bootable floppy image | 2. qemu-img create -f qcow2 virtual.hd 10G | 3. qemu -m 32 -fda floppy.fs -boot a -monitor stdio virtual.hd | (initial install to hard drive) | 4. qemu-img convert -c -O qcow2 virtual.hd tmp && mv tmp virtual.hd | (compress hard drive while qemu is not running) | 5. qemu -m 32 -monitor stdio virtual.hd | (normal boot from hard drive) | | Note: Customize ${SYSCONFDIR}/qemu-ifup to use '-net tap' on your system. +---------------