@@ -174,6 +174,34 @@ This will create a *20 GB* `testimage.img` and create a loop device which we can
174174There' s also a [Building and Testing](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/wiki/Building-and-Testing) guide.< br>
175175It will go through everything from packaging, building and running * (with qemu)* the installer against a dev branch.
176176
177+ # # Boot an Arch ISO image in a VM
178+
179+ You may want to boot an ISO image in a VM to test ` archinstall` in there.
180+
181+ * Download the latest [Arch ISO](https://archlinux.org/download/)
182+ * Use the the below command to boot the ISO in a VM
183+
184+ ` ` `
185+ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm \
186+ -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu \
187+ -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d \
188+ -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
189+ -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
190+ -drive file=./archlinux-2025.12.01-x86_64.iso,format=raw
191+ ` ` `
192+
193+ HINT: For espeakup support
194+ ` ` `
195+ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm \
196+ -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu \
197+ -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d \
198+ -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
199+ -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
200+ -drive file=./archlinux-2025.12.01-x86_64.iso,format=raw \
201+ -device intel-hda -device hda-duplex,audiodev=snd0 \
202+ -audiodev pa,id=snd0,server=/run/user/1000/pulse/native
203+ ` ` `
204+
177205
178206# FAQ
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