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# EmuGUI v2.1.0.57xy_dev "Fatima Nejla" (based on v2.1.0.5700_dev)
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## WARNING
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- This is a pre-release, so please don't use this for any productive purposes.
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- You now need the latest version of your Linux distribution or at least Windows 10 to get official support for this release.
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## Changes compared to v2.0.6.5617
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- Thanks to Mizuki, we now have more flexible Windows-specific code.
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- As per the depreciation policy, the old USB Tablet checkbox has been removed for good.
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## Foreported
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### From v2.0.7.5618
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- When creating new VMs, you can now choose custom BIOS files again.
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### From v2.0.8.5619
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- The keyboard layout is now set correctly.
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### From v2.0.9.5620 (kinda)
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- ARM machines are now defaulted to "virt" by EmuGUI. (or at least they should be)
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## Changes compared to v2.1.0.5701_dev
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- The VM table on the database can now save information which you would set when starting the VM (excluding TPM information).
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- The bootfrom part has been added afterwards.
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- The VM dialogs now show UI elements for those settings.
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- The time settings can now be enabled and disabled in the VM dialogs using the RTC checkbox.
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- The floppy seems to be able to get set on the dialogs.
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- The newcomers can now be saved onto the database permanently.
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- The CD Browse buttons work now.
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- A class for storing VMs is on its way to replace the bad temporary file saving practice with good OOP practice.
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- The VHD variable had to be added.
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- The addargs also had to be added.
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- The edit VM dialog is being adapted to the new OOP-based approach. The following has already been added:
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- Name (now fully adapted)
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- Architecture
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- Machine
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- CPU
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- RAM
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- Basic VHD settings
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- VGA
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- Network
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- BIOS location & files
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- Additional arguments
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- Sound card
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- Linux settings
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- Mouse
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- CPU cores
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- Keyboard type & layout
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- USB Controller & Support
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- Hardware Acceleration
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- HDD Controller
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- CD Controllers
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- CDs
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- Floppy
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- "Boot from" option
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- Time option
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- The Win2k checkbox is to be removed because of the OOP adaption.
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- The Edit VM dialog will now turn the Win2k optimisations off regardless of what you really want.
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- The Edit VM dialog would now use the new OOP-based initialisation instead of the file-based one.
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- A log text had to be adjusted.
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- A new Start VM dialog has already been designed.
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- The code is in preparation.
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- The vmdata can be passed on to the new Start VM dialog.
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- The icon would be shown.
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- The database connection would be set up.
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- The old code for actually starting the VM is used as a base.
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- References are changed to the new OOP ones.
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- Media
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- Date and time
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- Architecture selection
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- Base command
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- HDA Addition
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- The following other parameters:
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- Machine
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- CPU
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- VGA
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- Network
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- USB
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- BIOS Directory
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- Sound
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- Kernel
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- Linux initrd
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- Linux cmd args
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- Mouse
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- BIOS file
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- Additional args
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- Acceleration
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- TPM
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- Clicking the corresponding button should start it now.
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- The main dialog is now opening that instead of the old one.
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- The vmdata converter has been removed again.
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- Editing the VM is now implemented.
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- Preparations for one-time edits have begun.
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- One-time edit functions are prepared.
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- One-time edit is implemented.
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- One-time edit can be accessed.
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- The HDA stuff had to be migrated.
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## Known issues
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- Unfortunately, you might have to run EmuGUI from the terminal on Linux.
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- You will not be notified about any more updates for now as update.txt will not be updated.
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- As for the TPM functionality, you must run `mkdir (insert-path-here)` and `swtpm socket --tpm2 --tpmstate dir=(insert-path-here) --ctrl type=unixio,path=(insert-path-here)/swtpm-sock --log level=20` in a terminal (You can leave the `--tpm2` argument away tho if you plan to use TPM 1.2 instead).
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- The QCOW2 format is prone to not work for some Windows VMs.
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- The new settings aren't applied yet. However, as the way to temporarily save VM settings is to be changed anyway, this won't be fixed until then.
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# EmuGUI v2.1.0.57xx_dev "Fatima Nejla" (based on v2.1.0.5700_dev)
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## WARNING
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- This is a pre-release, so please don't use this for any productive purposes.
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- You now need the latest version of your Linux distribution or at least Windows 10 to get official support for this release.
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## Changes compared to v2.0.6.5617
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- Thanks to Mizuki, we now have more flexible Windows-specific code.
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- As per the depreciation policy, the old USB Tablet checkbox has been removed for good.
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## Foreported
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### From v2.0.7.5618
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- When creating new VMs, you can now choose custom BIOS files again.
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### From v2.0.8.5619
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- The keyboard layout is now set correctly.
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## Changes compared to v2.1.0.5701_dev
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- The VM table on the database can now save information which you would set when starting the VM (excluding TPM information).
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- The bootfrom part has been added afterwards.
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- The VM dialogs now show UI elements for those settings.
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- The time settings can now be enabled and disabled in the VM dialogs using the RTC checkbox.
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- The floppy seems to be able to get set on the dialogs.
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- The newcomers can now be saved onto the database permanently.
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- The CD Browse buttons work now.
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- A class for storing VMs is on its way to replace the bad temporary file saving practice with good OOP practice.
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- The VHD variable had to be added.
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- The addargs also had to be added.
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- The edit VM dialog is being adapted to the new OOP-based approach. The following has already been added:
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- Name (now fully adapted)
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- Architecture
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- Machine
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- CPU
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- RAM
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- Basic VHD settings
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- VGA
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- Network
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- BIOS location & files
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- Additional arguments
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- Sound card
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- Linux settings
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- Mouse
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- CPU cores
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- Keyboard type & layout
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- USB Controller & Support
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- Hardware Acceleration
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- HDD Controller
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- CD Controllers
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- CDs
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- Floppy
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- "Boot from" option
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- Time option
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- The Win2k checkbox is to be removed because of the OOP adaption.
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- The Edit VM dialog will now turn the Win2k optimisations off regardless of what you really want.
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- The Edit VM dialog would now use the new OOP-based initialisation instead of the file-based one.
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- A log text had to be adjusted.
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- A new Start VM dialog has already been designed.
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- The code is in preparation.
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- The vmdata can be passed on to the new Start VM dialog.
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- The icon would be shown.
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- The database connection would be set up.
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- The old code for actually starting the VM is used as a base.
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- References are changed to the new OOP ones.
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- Media
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- Date and time
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- Architecture selection
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- Base command
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- HDA Addition
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- The following other parameters:
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- Machine
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- CPU
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- VGA
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- Network
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- USB
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- BIOS Directory
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- Sound
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- Kernel
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- Linux initrd
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- Linux cmd args
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- Mouse
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- BIOS file
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- Additional args
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- Acceleration
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- TPM
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- Clicking the corresponding button should start it now.
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- The main dialog is now opening that instead of the old one.
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- The vmdata converter has been removed again.
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- Editing the VM is now implemented.
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- Preparations for one-time edits have begun.
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- One-time edit functions are prepared.
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- One-time edit is implemented.
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- One-time edit can be accessed.
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## Known issues
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- Unfortunately, you might have to run EmuGUI from the terminal on Linux.
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- You will not be notified about any more updates for now as update.txt will not be updated.
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- As for the TPM functionality, you must run `mkdir (insert-path-here)` and `swtpm socket --tpm2 --tpmstate dir=(insert-path-here) --ctrl type=unixio,path=(insert-path-here)/swtpm-sock --log level=20` in a terminal (You can leave the `--tpm2` argument away tho if you plan to use TPM 1.2 instead).
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- The QCOW2 format is prone to not work for some Windows VMs.
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- ~~The Browse buttons on CDs don't work yet.~~ Fixed by Tech-FZ
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- The new settings aren't applied yet. However, as the way to temporarily save VM settings is to be changed anyway, this won't be fixed until then.
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- ~~You can't start VMs right now. Use EmuGUI 2.0 instead.~~ Fixed by Tech-FZ
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# EmuGUI v2.1.0.5701_dev "Fatima Nejla" (based on v2.1.0.5700_dev)
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