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Emulating Haiku in QEMU
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<h1>Step 1: Downloading Haiku</h1>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku">download</a> either the iso image or the anyboot image which is a mix of the iso image and the RAW image and can directly be used as an HDD, i.e. it does not require installation.</p>
<h1>Step 2: Downloading QEMU Manager</h1>
<p>QEMU Manager is a utility that provides an easy to use GUI for QEMU emulation under Windows. You can get it at <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Qemu-Manager/3001-2094_4-75451507.html?spi=fb88a2603e492d463567103495318be9&dlm=0">CNET Download</a>.</p>
<h1>Step 3: Installing QEMU Manager</h1>
<p>Installation of QEMU Manager is just like installing any other software, you follow the usual procedure and click Finish in the end to complete the installation.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/image00.png" />
<p>It is recommended to tick all the check boxes that appear in the window on the first run of QEMU Manager.</p>
<h1>Step 4: Creating the Haiku virtual machine</h1>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image01.png" />
<p>Click the small red PLUS button on the toolbar to begin the New Virtual Machine wizard.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image002.png" />
<p>Give a name to the virtual machine in this step, leave the "Operating System" box blank, and click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image003.png" />
<p>Do not assign more than 50% of the available RAM to ensure stability of the host system. Click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image004.png" />
<p>Choose "QEMU Window" as the display mode. Click <span class="button">Finish</span>.</p>
<h1>Step 5: Configuring the virtual machine</h1>
<h2>Using the anyboot image</h2>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image05.png" />
<p>Double Click "Hard Disk 0" and...</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image06.png" />
<p>...now, browse to the anyboot image.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image07.png" />
<p>Change file type to 'All Files' and locate the downloaded anyboot image.</p>
<h2>Using the ISO image</h2>
<p>You can also use the iso image to install a fresh copy of Haiku instead of using the pre-packed anyboot installation.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/image009.png" />
<p>Create a new virtual disk by double clicking "Hard Disk 0" and then clicking "Create New Disk Image" . You can save the disk image anywhere you like.</p>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/image10_0.png" />
<p>Now, double click "CD ROM" and browse to the downloaded iso image.</p>
<h1>Step 6: Running our Haiku virtual machine</h1>
<br /><img src="https://www.haiku-os.org/files/Image08.png" />
<p>Click on the green play button on the toolbar to start your virtual machine!</p>…
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