On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 09:11:04AM -0500, Robert B. Carleton wrote: > I thought I'd share a small success with installing Debian 12 under VMM, > in case some might find it useful. The boot parameters are "install > gfxpayload=text console=ttyS0,115200n8". I added these boot parameters > from the Debian installer after selecting the Help menu using "H", then > selecting "Special boot parameters for special machines." using <F6>. > > By the way, I found an article that suggested using "vga=off" instead of > "gfxpayload=text". This worked in the installer, but hung up the boot on > the post-install, because "vga=off" has been deprecated. > > This was under OpenBSD 7.4, run from an xterm. Let me know if there are > any comments or questions. > > Cheers, > > --Bruce >
Thanks for the note. I find that the "n8" isn't needed since vmd(8)'s serial emulation doesn't really do different parity/byte sizes. I also usually recommend removing "quiet" from Linux kernel command lines with vmm(4), so you can see what's going on or if/where it gets stuck. -ml
