Photonicat Debian + Virtual Machine
Install libvirtd in Debian
Install libvirtd using APT (require root privilege):
apt-get install libvirt-daemon libvirt-clients bridge-utils
Add user to libvirtd
This operation require root privilege.
#Replace photonicat to your user name if you changed user name. usermod -a -G libvirt photonicat
Then reboot to apply changes.
Example: Run OpenWRT on libvirtd
The operations below require root privilege.
Setup Network
Add bridge configurations below to /etc/network/interfaces:
iface eth0 inet manual iface eth1 inet manual auto br-wan iface br-wan inet dhcp bridge_ports eth0 bridge_fd 0 auto br-lan iface br-lan inet static bridge_ports eth1 address 172.16.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 bridge_fd 0
Then reboot to apply changes.
Prepare kernel & rootfs image
mkdir -p /var/lib/libvirt/boot/openwrt cd /var/lib/libvirt/boot/openwrt wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/armsr/armv8/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-kernel.bin wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/armsr/armv8/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-initramfs-kernel.bin cd /var/lib/libvirt/images wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/armsr/armv8/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-ext4-rootfs.img.gz gunzip openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-ext4-rootfs.img.gz
Setup VM
Create file /tmp/openwrt.xml with contents below:
<domain type='kvm' id='1'> <name>OpenWRT</name> <uuid>392d747-f6ae-469c-8024-647949f59ece</uuid> <metadata> <libosinfo:libosinfo xmlns:libosinfo="http://libosinfo.org/xmlns/libvirt/domain/1.0"> <libosinfo:os id="http://libosinfo.org/linux/2022"/> </libosinfo:libosinfo> </metadata> <memory unit='KiB'>524288</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>524288</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='aarch64' machine='virt-7.2'>hvm</type> <kernel>/var/lib/libvirt/boot/openwrt/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-kernel.bin</kernel> <initrd>/var/lib/libvirt/boot/openwrt/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-initramfs-kernel.bin</initrd> <cmdline>root=fe00<cmdline> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <gic version='3'/> </features> <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'/> <clock offset='utc'/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-ext4-rootfs.img' index='1'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> <alias name='virtio-disk0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='qemu-xhci' ports='15'> <alias name='usb'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'> <alias name='pcie.0'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='1' port='0x8'/> <alias name='pci.1'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='2' port='0x9'/> <alias name='pci.2'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-roo-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='3' port='0xa'/> <alias name='ci.3'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'> <mode name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='4' port='0xb'/> <alias name='pci.4'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x3'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='5' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='5' port='0xc'/> <alias name='pci.5'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x4'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='6' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='6' port='0xd'/> <alias name='pci.6'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x5'/> </controller> <cotroller type='pci' index='7' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='7' port='0xe'/> <alias name='pci.7'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x6'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='8' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='8' port='0xf'/> <alias name='pci.8'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x7'/> </controller> <contoller type='pci' index='9' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='9' port='0x10'/> <alias name='pci.9'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='10' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='10' port='0x11'/> <alias name='pi.10'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='11' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='11' port='0x12'/> <alias name='pci.11'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='12' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='12' port='0x13'/> <alias name='pci.12'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='13' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='13' port='0x14'/> <alias name='pci.13'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x4'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='14' model='pcie-root-port'> <model name='pcie-root-port'/> <target chassis='14' port='0x15'/> <alias name='pci.14'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x5'/> </controller> <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'> <alias name='virtio-serial0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </controller> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:54:c1:e7'/> <source bridge='br-wan'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </interface> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:2c:86:f2'/> <source bridge='br-lan'/> <target dev='vnet1'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net1'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x07' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </interface> <interface type="network"> <mac address="52:54:00:2c:18:cc"/> <source network="default"/> <model type="virtio"/> <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x08" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='system-serial' port='0'> <model name='pl011'/> </target> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <channel type='unix'> <source mode='bind'path='/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/channel/target/domain-1-OpenWRT/org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/> <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0' state='disconnected'/> <alias name='channel0'/> <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/> </channel> <audio id='1' type='none'/> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='yes'> <source> <vendor id='0x2c7c'/> <product id='0x0125'/> <address bus='7' device='2'/> </source> <alias name='hostdev0'/> <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/> </hostdev> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='yes'> <source> <vedor id='0x0e8d'> <product id='0x7961'/> <address bus='2' device='3'/> </source> <alias name='hostdev1'/> <address type='usb' bus='0' port='2'/> </hostdev> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'bus='0x05' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> <rng model='virtio'> <backend model='rndom'>/dev/urandom</backend> <alias name='rng0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x06' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </rng> </devices> <seclabel type='dynamic' model='dac' relabel='yes'> <label>+64055:+64055</label> <imagelabel>+64055:+64055</imagelabel> </seclabel> </domain>
Import VM:
virsh connect qemu:///system create /tmp/openwrt.xml
Setup VM
Use virt-manager or other frontend to login VM, set eth1 to 172.16.0.1. Access OpenWRT with 172.16.0.1 by SSH or browser.
Change VM configuration
virsh connect qemu:///system edit OpenWRT
Change system disk
If you want to change system disk image, an ext4 filesystem with or without partition image:
<source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-ext4-rootfs.img' index='1'/>
Change file property to the system disk image you want.
If your system disk image is just a filesystem image (no partition table), set cmdline section to root=fe00: (like the one you downloaded: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.5/targets/armsr/armv8/openwrt-23.05.5-armsr-armv8-generic-ext4-rootfs.img.gz)
<cmdline>root=fe00<cmdline>
If your system disk image has a partition table, you should set cmdline section to setup rootfs device (e.g: /dev/vda1):
<cmdline>root=/dev/vda1<cmdline>
Sample Image
OpenWRT: LAN IP: 172.16.0.1 User: root Password: photonicat