qemu, changing CDROM image

qrange · 05-16-2011, 07:52 AM

How to change the .iso in virtual cdrom after qemu is started?
Host is Debian, ctrl+alt+2 doesn't work.

thanks

jefro · 05-16-2011, 03:59 PM

You have to get to the monitor to change it.

To see monitor, press left Ctrl, left Alt and 2 keys together.

Wonder if a keyboard mapped deal would be it or non-standard keyboard?

Not sure what could cause it to not have a monitor but dunno where you got the qemu from.

jens · 05-16-2011, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

Wonder if a keyboard mapped deal would be it or non-standard keyboard?

It will use querty (us).

You can change the layout starting it like this:

Code:

qemu -k [keymap] [disk_image]

qrange · 05-17-2011, 03:55 AM

it seems the problem is that I need it in qemu for sparc.
when emulating PC, ctrl+alt+2 works fine.

jens · 05-17-2011, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qrange

it seems the problem is that I need it in qemu for sparc.
when emulating PC, ctrl+alt+2 works fine.

What's your host system (OS)?
Is your monitor-console enabled "monitor=yes"? (it causes a security problem with xen and others and might be disabled in default).

qrange · 05-18-2011, 12:55 AM

as I said, host is Debian.
monitor works when using qemu, but not with qemu-system-sparc

jefro · 05-18-2011, 04:53 PM

Works in my setup.