Follow the VirtIO installation guide on Mac PC Zone to inject storage and network drivers.
These show I/O top counters for the Qcow2 file. windows+xpqcow2+top
If you already have a QCOW2 image and it won't boot, it’s likely a driver mismatch. Ensure your VM software is set to IDE/Legacy mode for the storage controller. Migration: If moving from VirtualBox ( qemu-img convert to change the format: Follow the VirtIO installation guide on Mac PC
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