Change floppies the same way we did with MS-DOS. Once MS-DOS is installed we can begin installation of Windows 3.1. To change the floppy disks, press CTRL + ALT + 2 to switch to the QEMU console, and type "change floppy0 (DOS Floppy Disk 2).img" and so on. Install MS-DOS like you would on a normal computer (all you have to do is hit "enter" repeatedly). You can find both of these at WinWorldPC or. We need to install MS-DOS first, so you need to locate: This command does not require root privileges. No KVM, MS-DOS works with KVM but Windows 3.1 freezes instantly, so we don't want it.
Qemu-system-i386 -hda win31.img -fda (DOS Floppy Disk 1).img -boot ca -cpu pentium -m 16 -vga vmware -net nic,model=pcnet -net user -localtime When that's done, run the following command: You can also run 3.1 under FreeDOS, but a few things don't work properly when running under FreeDOS (mainly 386 enhanced mode). Windows 3.1 requires at least MS-DOS 3.1, we recommend MS-DOS 6.22 for best performance however. However, if you want your users to install/run any programs, we recommend at least 50 MB of space. Windows 3.1 is VERY compact (being released in the early 90s) and only requires around 8 MB of disk space. Make a qcow2 image (or a raw image if you want) by typingġ50M can be replaced with however big you want the hard drive to be (with M standing for Megabytes). If it freezes up for you, use WIN /S to start it in standard mode.įor an MS-DOS installation guide, check out MS-DOS for tips. For PCNet drivers, you can find them here.ģ86 Enhanced Mode for Windows 3.1 works in QEMU, but it's a little buggy. There is a VMWare graphics adapter for Windows 3.1 floating around. There are no USB drivers for Windows 3.1, as USB did not exist at the time (releasing nearly 4 years after Windows 3.1's initial release), so a perfect mouse is unfortunately not possible. You must install MS-DOS first before installing Windows 3.1.
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