Thank you Dave and Bruce. This worked for me:
boost install gfxpayload=text console=ttyS0,115200n8 The critical part was that I had to type it and not copy paste it. For some reasons, I have problems on the terminal of the VM. I can't copy paste it correctly, nor use the arrows without glitch. Also as an FYI for anyone else trying. I have to kill the VM at the end of the install, and not let the installation process reboot the machine. Otherwise it hangs indefinitely. Thanks! Jake Dave Voutila <d...@sisu.io <mailto:d...@sisu.io>> writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am trying to run Debian 12 under VMM. >> >> I can see on the email from 2024-04-02 that Bruce managed to make it work, >> but I don't know how. >> >> The crux of the issue is that the Debian ISO installer does not seem to work >> under serial console. > > You need to modify the kernel boot args to disable video and rely on > serial console. I can't recall whatever the graphics arg is to the linux > kernel, but you typically want something like vga=off and then set the > console arg. I recommend setting both that and io_delay: > > console=ttyS0,115200 io_delay=none > > io_delay will make the kernel skip doing some pointless artificial > delays that don't matter with vmd. > >> >> Here's what I did: >> >> /etc/vm.conf >> >> vm "vm1" { >> memory 1G >> disable >> cdrom "/isos/debian-12.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso" >> disk "/disks/disk_vm1.qcow2" format qcow2 >> local interface >> } >> >> When I then start the vm, I am greeted with the message: >> >> "Press a key, otherwise speech synthesis will be started in 27 seconds..." >> >> >> and then after keypress >> >> " >> Undefined video mode number: 314 >> Press <ENTER> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue, or wait 30 >> sec >> " >> >> and it then crashes. >> >> Can anyone (maybe Bruce) point me in the right direction? >> >> Thanks! >> Jake Try "gfxpayload=text console=ttyS0,115200" (without the quotes) I think there's a question about scanning for a graphics card after setting the boot parameters. Skip it if you can. The timeout was really long, maybe indefinate. I think I gave up a tried again.
