Setting up Debian as vmm guest is not a trivial procedure and require Debian
Linux host with KVM installed first to install your guest with screen connected.
Once you have your host ready with KVM run a command to set iso up:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 linux.qcow2 128G
kvm -enable-kvm -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -k en-us -monitor pty -m 2048 -net nic -net
user -soundhw all -cdrom debian-linux.iso -boot -d -name linux -hda linux.qcow2
Install it and run the machine with VNC connection
kvm -enable-kvm -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -k en-us -nographic -monitor pty -m 2048 -net
nic -net user -soundhw all -boot -d -name linux -hda linux.qcow
Onece you do it please mail me back, I'll share next steps somewhere.
Martin
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Monday, June 29, 2020 7:53 PM, George <g.lis...@nodeunit.com> wrote:
> On 2020-06-29 12:54 p.m., Martin wrote:
>
> > George, thanks for your feedback!
> > I'd prefer OpenBSD in 99% of situations, but now I need to roll out Docker.
> > Docker = linux. So I have to solve all the major issues, especially with
> > clock, and run it for a project using OpenBSD host of course.
>
> Work is an imposed 'choice' ;) and yes that is where virtualization
> shines a little light in the tunnel.
>
> > I set vmd Debian desktop guest a year ago with 5.2.x kernel which boots
> > headless on vmd. Virtual framebuffer used for VNC connection from the same
> > OpenBSD host by vnc viewer. Works perfectly, except clock...
>
> I would be interested in any instructions you might have on setting that up.
>
> > Currently, rebuilt kernel and vmd from -current. Going to make 5.4.x
> > related vmm_clock module for minimalist Alpine-virt Linux guest. I'll
> > report about results once done.
>
> That would be great.
>
> Thanks.
>
> > Martin
> > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > On Monday, June 29, 2020 4:21 PM, George g.lis...@nodeunit.com wrote:
> >
> > > On 2020-06-29 8:51 a.m., Martin Sukany wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi George,
> > > > did you solved the issue? I remember that I faces similar thing when I
> > > > installed headless ubuntu as a guest … My issue was related to the fact
> > > > that I used ‚boot cdrom‘ directive inside my configuration (seems that
> > > > there is a bit inconsistency between the man page and the real
> > > > configuration).
> > > > This is is a relevant piece of my config:
> > > > vm "ubuntu" {
> > > > memory 2G
> > > > cdrom /data/vms/_iso/mini-serial.iso
> > > > disk /data/vms/ubuntu.raw
> > > > interface tap { switch "uplink" }
> > > > disable
> > > > }
> > > > I had bad experience with usage of qcow2 disk format for Linux based
> > > > guests — especially when you’re trying to do dozens of I/O operations —
> > > > several disk containers crashed before I migrated them to raw format.
> > > > if you have more than 4 vms, don’t forget to create another /dev/tap<X>
> > > > device, otherwise you could expect the unexpectable behaviour :)
> > > > M>
> > > > Hello Martin,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the pointers. I abandoned my Linux efforts, too many issue
> > > and things to learn no time now. My goals could be satisfied by an
> > > OpenBSD VM and it is much better than most Linuxes ;). I have been
> > > swimming against the current (read using things/software/apis/os/tools
> > > etc. when people said it is not what is supposed to be done) but as of
> > > late I find it more relaxing going with it ;).
> > > Virtualization is such a ... mess which like everything else in our
> > > lives nowadays is designed to cover another mess ... I want to run Linux
> > > software on OpenBSD because I don't want to dedicate a machine to Linux
> > > and want to upgrade or run the version I want until I want ... I should
> > > be free to make that choice because of "I", sarcastic here, problem is
> > > CPU vendors and OS developers have to jump some hoops and add some
> > > features to make it happen ... and then things happen that the I does
> > > not like.
> > > Thanks for adding this info albeit to the wrong thread, I read it
> > > because I like Alpine and was thinking of it myself, but they don't have
> > > a ready console install version do they?
> > > Cheers,
> > > George
> > >
> > > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > > I apologize if this maybe out of topic even though it is truly
> > > > > > related
> > > > > > to VMM than Debian.
> > > > > > I am trying to setup a VMM Debian based guest but I'm not able to
> > > > > > get it
> > > > > > to work. I found some description on the web about which settings to
> > > > > > edit in grub.cfg to enable the serial console and created a VM with
> > > > > > 10.3
> > > > > > in qcow2 disk format in KVM. Now I am trying to start the same on
> > > > > > OpenBSD 6.7 but keep getting the connected message and then just
> > > > > > "Rebooting " after I hit some keyboard keys seems like baud rate
> > > > > > issue
> > > > > > but not sure.
> > > > > > After messing with it for a while now I am getting a new error:
> > > > > > vmctl: could not open disk image(s)
> > > > > > even thought the disk is there and readable to the user I have
> > > > > > setup in
> > > > > > vm.conf in fact I have another VM with the same configuration and
> > > > > > disk
> > > > > > with the same permissions and in the same location that works (it is
> > > > > > OpenBSD based).
> > > > > > I would greatly appreciate it if someone has gone this path and can
> > > > > > share some config info with me.
> > > > > > Cheers and thanks in advance,
> > > > > > George
