On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 08:25:19PM +0000, Martin wrote:
> Setting up Debian as vmm guest is not a trivial procedure and require Debian
> Linux host with KVM installed first to install your guest with screen
> connected.
>
Why do you believe this? Setting up debian in vmm is not any harder than setting
up any other distribution. You just need to make sure to use their install iso
that includes virtio. I think I used the minimal install iso (can't recall the
name, might have even been the netinst one).
> Once you have your host ready with KVM run a command to set iso up:
>
> qemu-img create -f qcow2 linux.qcow2 128G
>
> kvm -enable-kvm -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -k en-us -monitor pty -m 2048 -net nic -net
> user -soundhw all -cdrom debian-linux.iso -boot -d -name linux -hda
> linux.qcow2
>
> Install it and run the machine with VNC connection
>
> kvm -enable-kvm -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -k en-us -nographic -monitor pty -m 2048
> -net nic -net user -soundhw all -boot -d -name linux -hda linux.qcow
>
You don't need to do any of this.
-ml
> Onece you do it please mail me back, I'll share next steps somewhere.
>
> Martin
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Monday, June 29, 2020 7:53 PM, George <g.lis...@nodeunit.com> wrote:
>
> > On 2020-06-29 12:54 p.m., Martin wrote:
> >
> > > George, thanks for your feedback!
> > > I'd prefer OpenBSD in 99% of situations, but now I need to roll out
> > > Docker. Docker = linux. So I have to solve all the major issues,
> > > especially with clock, and run it for a project using OpenBSD host of
> > > course.
> >
> > Work is an imposed 'choice' ;) and yes that is where virtualization
> > shines a little light in the tunnel.
> >
> > > I set vmd Debian desktop guest a year ago with 5.2.x kernel which boots
> > > headless on vmd. Virtual framebuffer used for VNC connection from the
> > > same OpenBSD host by vnc viewer. Works perfectly, except clock...
> >
> > I would be interested in any instructions you might have on setting that up.
> >
> > > Currently, rebuilt kernel and vmd from -current. Going to make 5.4.x
> > > related vmm_clock module for minimalist Alpine-virt Linux guest. I'll
> > > report about results once done.
> >
> > That would be great.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > > Martin
> > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > > On Monday, June 29, 2020 4:21 PM, George g.lis...@nodeunit.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2020-06-29 8:51 a.m., Martin Sukany wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi George,
> > > > > did you solved the issue? I remember that I faces similar thing when
> > > > > I installed headless ubuntu as a guest … My issue was related to the
> > > > > fact that I used ‚boot cdrom‘ directive inside my configuration
> > > > > (seems that there is a bit inconsistency between the man page and the
> > > > > real configuration).
> > > > > This is is a relevant piece of my config:
> > > > > vm "ubuntu" {
> > > > > memory 2G
> > > > > cdrom /data/vms/_iso/mini-serial.iso
> > > > > disk /data/vms/ubuntu.raw
> > > > > interface tap { switch "uplink" }
> > > > > disable
> > > > > }
> > > > > I had bad experience with usage of qcow2 disk format for Linux based
> > > > > guests — especially when you’re trying to do dozens of I/O operations
> > > > > — several disk containers crashed before I migrated them to raw
> > > > > format.
> > > > > if you have more than 4 vms, don’t forget to create another
> > > > > /dev/tap<X> device, otherwise you could expect the unexpectable
> > > > > behaviour :)
> > > > > M>
> > > > > Hello Martin,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the pointers. I abandoned my Linux efforts, too many issue
> > > > and things to learn no time now. My goals could be satisfied by an
> > > > OpenBSD VM and it is much better than most Linuxes ;). I have been
> > > > swimming against the current (read using things/software/apis/os/tools
> > > > etc. when people said it is not what is supposed to be done) but as of
> > > > late I find it more relaxing going with it ;).
> > > > Virtualization is such a ... mess which like everything else in our
> > > > lives nowadays is designed to cover another mess ... I want to run Linux
> > > > software on OpenBSD because I don't want to dedicate a machine to Linux
> > > > and want to upgrade or run the version I want until I want ... I should
> > > > be free to make that choice because of "I", sarcastic here, problem is
> > > > CPU vendors and OS developers have to jump some hoops and add some
> > > > features to make it happen ... and then things happen that the I does
> > > > not like.
> > > > Thanks for adding this info albeit to the wrong thread, I read it
> > > > because I like Alpine and was thinking of it myself, but they don't have
> > > > a ready console install version do they?
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > George
> > > >
> > > > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > > > I apologize if this maybe out of topic even though it is truly
> > > > > > > related
> > > > > > > to VMM than Debian.
> > > > > > > I am trying to setup a VMM Debian based guest but I'm not able to
> > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > to work. I found some description on the web about which settings
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > edit in grub.cfg to enable the serial console and created a VM
> > > > > > > with 10.3
> > > > > > > in qcow2 disk format in KVM. Now I am trying to start the same on
> > > > > > > OpenBSD 6.7 but keep getting the connected message and then just
> > > > > > > "Rebooting " after I hit some keyboard keys seems like baud rate
> > > > > > > issue
> > > > > > > but not sure.
> > > > > > > After messing with it for a while now I am getting a new error:
> > > > > > > vmctl: could not open disk image(s)
> > > > > > > even thought the disk is there and readable to the user I have
> > > > > > > setup in
> > > > > > > vm.conf in fact I have another VM with the same configuration and
> > > > > > > disk
> > > > > > > with the same permissions and in the same location that works (it
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > OpenBSD based).
> > > > > > > I would greatly appreciate it if someone has gone this path and
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > share some config info with me.
> > > > > > > Cheers and thanks in advance,
> > > > > > > George
>
>
