On Tue, Oct 06, 2026 at 03:03:13PM +0000, brad wrote: > Hello, > > I am experimenting with vmd on OpenBSD 7.9. I am able to create and run > OpenBSD VMs and I have networking enabled for those VMs. Everything works > fine. > > However, I cannot get common Linux distros to install. I have tried Debian > and Alpine so far. Here are the steps I have taken: > > 1. vmctl create -s 50G alpine.qcow2 > > vmctl: raw imagefile created > > 2. vmctl start -c -m 4G -L -i 1 -r alpine-virt-3.24.2-x86_64.iso -d > alpine.qcow2 alpine > > Connected to /dev/ttyp6 (speed 115200) > Boot failed: not a bootable disk > > ISOLINUX 6.04 6.04-pre1 ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2015 H. Peter Anvin > et al > > ISOLINUX 6.04 6.04-pre1 Copyright (C) 1994-2015 H. Peter Anvin et > al > > I then see a blank screen. When I press enter I return to the host shell. > This error is logged in /var/log/messages: > > Oct 6 14:41:18 puffy vmd[78551]: vm/alpine: invalid fault_type 2 > > I've tried the Alpine Standard and the Alpine Virt iso files, neither work. > It's probably something simple. I appreciate any advice. > > Brad > >
host dmesg required here.
