Hi. On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 08:44:08PM +0100, john doe wrote: > On 11/6/2018 5:05 PM, john doe wrote: > > On 11/6/2018 4:02 PM, Reco wrote: > >> Hi. > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. > >>> All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the > >>> preseed file: > >>> > >>> qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=debian.img,format=raw -cdrom > >>> debian-9.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso -boot d -nographic -kernel vmlinuz > >>> -append "console=ttyS0,115200n8 auto=true priority=critical > >>> DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text preseed=preseed.cfg" -initrd initrd.gz > >>> > >>> The d-i can not find the preseed.cfg file, as anyone has any idea on how > >>> I can install Debian with a preseed file using qemu? > >> > >> Since you do not specify "-net", that means "-net user". > >> As [1] shows us, "-net user" comes with built-in TFTP server. > >> > >> So, you either replace your "-kernel", "-initrd" and "-append" with TFTP > >> invocation, and install Debian as if it was installed from TFTP. > >> Or rebuild d-i initrd to include your preseed.cfg. > >> > > > > Thank you, I didn't think to install debian using PXE with qemu acting > > as tftp server. > > > > Ok -- I have downloaded/extracted netboot.tar.gz and I use the following > command: > > "qemu-system-x86_64" -drive file=debian.img,format=raw -m 8126 -accel > hax -machine q35 -boot n -device e1000,netdev=n1 -netdev > user,id=n1,tftp=$PWD,bootfile=/pxelinux.0 -nographic > > I get the error "could not read the boot disk". > > Any thoughts on what I'm missing?
Both tcpdump and strace outputs? I know, I know ;) This does not look right; "bootfile=/pxelinux.0". You're assumed to have pxelinux binary, its libraries, pxelinux.cfg, etc in the same directory, and to point QEMU there. Reco
