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--- userdoc:guest_vm_utm [2025/04/26 12:54] – mkeuter
+++ userdoc:guest_vm_utm [2025/05/02 16:01] (current) – abelbeck
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-====== UTM (on Apple Silicon Macs) ======
+====== UTM (macOS Apple Silicon) ======
-AstLinux now runs fine (though a bit slower) as VM in UTM on Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and newer).
+!!Note: AstLinux 1.5.10 or later is recommended!!
-https://mac.getutm.app/
+**VM Host Specifications:**  [[https://mac.getutm.app/|UTM macOS]]
-We tested the latest AstLinux 1.5.10-beta VM iso, using UTM 4.6 on macOS 14.7.4, M2 Mac Mini.
+**AstLinux Board Type:**
+  * "genx86_64-vm" (VGA video console)
+**VM Guest Recommended Options:**
+  * Memory: 1024 MB
+  * CPU: QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ (qemu64-v1)
+  * CPU Cores: 2 Processor Cores
+  * Virtual Storage: 4 to 8 GB
+  * Network: Bridged (Advanced)
+  * Emulated Network Card: virtio-net-pci
+**Configuration:**
+AstLinux now runs fine (though a bit slower) as an emulated x86_64 guest VM in UTM on Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and newer).
+As tested, AstLinux 1.5.10 VM ISO, using UTM 4.6 on macOS 14.7.4, M2 Mac Mini.
   Start Custom -> Emulate -> Custom Other
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   QEMU -> Tweaks -> UEFI Boot
-Cool for testing, the Drive [2] and be IDE/SCSI (/dev/sda), VirtIO (/dev/vda) or NVMe (/dev/nvme0n1) supported in AstLinux. Switched at any time.
+Cool for testing, the Drive **[1]** and be IDE/SCSI (/dev/sda), VirtIO (/dev/vda) or NVMe (/dev/nvme0n1) supported in AstLinux. Changeable at any time.
-Also, ALERT_SOUNDS="startup shutdown" works with:
+Optional, ''ALERT_SOUNDS'' works with:
   Sound -> Emulated Audio Card: PC Speaker
+''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/user.conf''
+  ALERT_SOUNDS="startup shutdown"  # Optional Sounds
+  ALERT_SOUNDS_OCTAVE="0"
-!!Note:!! Works for me only with the "Internal Mac speaker".
+!!Note:!! May only work with the "Internal Mac speaker".
+The 'pi' performance test **[2]** takes 31 seconds, about twice as fast as the PC Engines APU2.
+**[1]**
+{{:userdoc:utm-drives.png?nolink&1024|}}
+{{:userdoc:utm-astlinux-status.png?nolink|}}
-The 'pi' performance test is 31 seconds, about twice as fast as the PC Engines APU2.  Possibly macOS 15 offers additional emulation improvements.
+**[2]**
-{{:userdoc:utm-drives.png?nolink|}}
+  time ( echo "scale=3456; 4*a(1)" | bc -l )
-{{:userdoc:utm-drives.png?nolink&1000|}}