On 23/07/2020 18:47, Dennis Clarke wrote: >> For /var/log/syslog, I don't know how to catch it. I can't boot the >> virtual machine as GRUB did not install. I tried to mount the qcow2 >> image with libqcow-utils but it did not work. I will make a new >> installation (3-4 hours) if I find how to catch the log. >> > > I did give a try at your above ( strange ) stuff and not much works > for me at all. I don't know quite why but I don't see a reason to keep > poking it with a stick either. The installer works great for ppc64 > across a number of configs and also on real hardware. Sorry. > > I did try a number of silly things however. > > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ ls > ppc64le.qcow2 ppc64le.sh ppc64.qcow2 readme resources > ppc64@styx:~$ ls resources/ > debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso openbios-ppc-grubfix > debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ ls /usr/local/bin/*ppc* > /usr/local/bin/qemu-ppc /usr/local/bin/qemu-ppc64le > /usr/local/bin/qemu-ppc64 /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc > /usr/local/bin/qemu-ppc64abi32 /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ uname -a > Linux styx 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) > x86_64 GNU/Linux > ppc64@styx:~$ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc --version > QEMU emulator version 5.0.90 (v5.1.0-rc0-66-g1e6c50ad85-dirty) > Copyright (c) 2003-2020 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ >> -monitor stdio -M mac99 -k fr -machine accel=tcg \ >> -m 512 \ >> -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ >> -hda ppc64.qcow2 \ >> -virtfs > local,id=shared_folder_dev_0,path=/home/ppc64,security_model=none,mount_tag=shared0 > \ >> -boot once=c,menu=on \ >> -net nic,macaddr=00:a2:6d:80:10:8f,model=rtl8139 \ >> -net user -net user,smb=/home/ppc64 \ >> -rtc base=localtime -name "Debian + LXDE sur iMac G3" \ >> -bios /home/ppc64/resources/openbios-ppc-grubfix > qemu-system-ppc: Could not find '/usr/sbin/smbd', please install it > ppc64@styx:~$ > > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ >> -M mac99 -machine accel=tcg \ >> -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ >> -hda ppc64.qcow2 -boot once=c,menu=on \ >> -bios /home/ppc64/resources/openbios-ppc-grubfix \ >> -name "Debian + LXDE sur iMac G3" \ >> -serial stdio -display none -vga none > >>> ============================================================= >>> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Jul 18 2020 08:00] >>> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 1 >>> CPUs: 1 >>> Memory: 128M >>> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 >>> CPU type PowerPC,G4 > milliseconds isn't unique. > Output device screen not found. > Output device screen not found. > Trying hd:,\\:tbxi... > Trying hd:,\ppc\bootinfo.txt... > Trying hd:,%BOOT... > No valid state has been set by load or init-program > > 0 > > > ppc64@styx:~$ > ppc64@styx:~$ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ >> -M mac99 -hda ppc64.qcow2 \ >> -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ >> -boot menu=on -serial stdio -display none -vga none > >>> ============================================================= >>> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Jul 7 2020 17:30] >>> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 1 >>> CPUs: 1 >>> Memory: 128M >>> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 >>> CPU type PowerPC,G4 > milliseconds isn't unique. > Output device screen not found. > Output device screen not found. > Trying hd:,\\:tbxi... > Trying hd:,\ppc\bootinfo.txt... > Trying hd:,%BOOT... > No valid state has been set by load or init-program > > 0 > qemu-system-ppc: terminating on signal 2 > ppc64@styx:~$ > > ppc64@styx:~$ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ >> -M mac99 -hda ppc64.qcow2 -boot d \ >> -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ >> -boot menu=on -serial stdio -display none -vga none > >>> ============================================================= >>> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Jul 7 2020 17:30] >>> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 1 >>> CPUs: 1 >>> Memory: 128M >>> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 >>> CPU type PowerPC,G4 > milliseconds isn't unique. > Output device screen not found. > Output device screen not found. > Trying cd:,\\:tbxi... >>> switching to new context: > Output device screen not found. > NULL ihandleNULL ihandleNULL ihandleNULL ihandleNULL ihandleNULL > ihandleNULL ihandleNULL ihandleNULL ihandle > Unexpected client interface exception: -2 > call-method block-size: exception -21 >>> call-method block-size failed with error ffffffdf > call-method block-size: exception -21 >>> call-method block-size failed with error ffffffdf > qemu-system-ppc: terminating on signal 2 > ppc64@styx:~$ > > > right ... this is going no where fast. Sorry.
Yeah, those commmand lines are not right - certainly some of those boot options won't work correctly outside of an x86 world. There are some good examples on the QEMU wiki at https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/PowerPC but in the meantime what you want is probably: $ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ -M mac99 \ -hda ppc64.qcow2 \ -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ -boot d \ -nographic for a text-based terminal install and: $ /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc \ -M mac99 \ -hda ppc64.qcow2 \ -cdrom ./resources/debian-10.0.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso \ -boot d for a graphics-based install. The virtfs and netsmb parts are attempts to share folders between the host and the guest - I think the virtfs one should work if set up correctly, but then this shouldn't affect how grub is installed. ATB, Mark.
