On 11 January 2011 11:18, <[email protected]> wrote:
> The trick with /etc/boot.conf does work; this should transform the
> cd48.iso install cd into a 'serial' one:
>
> $ echo 'set tty com0' > /tmp/boot.conf
> $ growisofs -M cd48.iso -l -graft-points /etc/boot.conf=/tmp/boot.conf
>
> Then:
> $ qemu -nographic -cdrom cd48.iso
>>> OpenBSD/i386 CDBOOT 3.15
> boot>
> booting cd0a:/4.8/i386/bsd.rd: 5900404
I've tried this on a Linux, and it worked for getting OpenBSD
installer to boot through a serial console.
However, I was using install52.iso, which includes the filesets, and I
was not able to install any filesets from a CD that was altered by
growisofs on Linux as above. Looking at /mnt2 during the install,
I've noticed that all filenames were in CAPS, and "/mnt2/TRANS.TBL"
was missing (however, all appropriate "/mnt2/*/TRANS.TBL" and
"/mnt2/*/*/TRANS.TBL" were still present and correct).
I worked around by adding the original CD as a regular drive, and
selecting "disk" and "wd0" for installing the filesets. The ISO
filesystem was mounted from wd0 automatically and with no problems or
hoops.
apt-get install dvd+rw-tools
echo 'set tty com0' > boot.conf
cp -p install52.iso install52.iso.origFromFTP
growisofs -M install52.iso -l -graft-points /etc/boot.conf=boot.conf
kvm -m 6144 -smp 4 -drive file=/dev/sda,if=scsi \
-drive file=/dev/sdb,if=scsi -drive file=/dev/sdc,if=scsi \
-drive file=install52.iso.origFromFTP -cdrom install52.iso -boot d
-nographic
`dpkg --list` :
ii dvd+rw-tools 7.1-6 DVD+-RW/R tools
ii qemu-kvm 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze9 Full
virtualization on x86 hardware
Also, the version of qemu as above has another useful option that
allows you to bypass VNC and X -- "-curses".
Apparently, you must either choose "-nographic" and enable serial on
the media, or choose "-curses" and have VGA emulation with no usable
log of the session. It'd be nice to have "-nographic" work with VGA
emulation, too, and not be a serial-only option.
C.
