Running RISC-V in a VM to test my snaps
3 days ago
- #Ubuntu
- #RISC-V
- #QEMU
- Author tested a snap on riscv64 using a QEMU VM on a ThinkPad due to lack of RISC-V hardware.
- RISC-V hardware currently available is RVA20 compliant, but upcoming Ubuntu versions require RVA23, which is not yet available in consumer hardware.
- Setting up a QEMU VM for RISC-V testing involved tweaking scripts to include virtual GPU and input devices for a desktop environment.
- Notepad Next snap worked on the emulated RISC-V environment, albeit slowly, confirming functionality.
- Author plans to audit all snaps for riscv64 support and investigate missing builds due to dependencies or tooling issues.
- Future RISC-V hardware, compliant with RVA23, is expected by April-May 2026, with promising options like the DeepComputing Framework laptop.