QEMU version is 3.1.50 Commands used : # create file set QEMUDIR="C:\Program Files\qemu" cd D:\qemu %QEMUDIR%\qemu-img.exe create -f qcow2 guixsd.img 32G
# boot the installation %QEMUDIR%\qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -net user -net nic,model=virtio -boot menu=on -drive file=guixsd-install-0.16.0.x86_64-linux.iso -drive file=guixsd.img On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 9:47 PM Leo Famulari <l...@famulari.name> wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 08:11:29PM +0200, Markus Aholainen wrote: > > I would really like to try out GuixSD using Windows 10 host. I am following > > the instructions > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Installing-GuixSD-in-a-VM.html > > > > The first question is about the point " In the VM console, quickly press > > the F12 key to enter the boot menu. Then press the 2 key and the RET key to > > validate your selection." > > > > F12 key does absolutely nothing, however Esc shows the boot medium > > selection - is this what F12 is supposed to do? Is there an error in the > > instructions or is the QEMU on Windows is just different? > > > > If I select the 2 (guixsd.img) booting fails. Again, error in the > > instructions? > > > > Selecting 1 (guixsd-install-0.16.0.x86_64-linux.iso) boots and I should > > create partition on the guixsd.img that is /dev/sdb, right? (And after that > > mount it on /mnt, etc...) > > That fails saying "floppy: error 10 while reading block 0". > > > > Help would be helpfull : ) > > I am pretty much stuck now. > > Please share the exact command line you used to start QEMU, and the > version of QEMU used.
