[Qemu-devel] Is there a way to install Minix 2.0.4 on my own image file?

[Qemu-devel] Is there a way to install Minix 2.0.4 on my own image file?

[Neo]

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hi,

I am wondering if there is a way to install minix 2.0.4 on my own image 
file instead of just running on an existing one. For Minix 3, we can 
install it from emulated CD ROM. But for minix 2.0.4, I cannot map the 
USR.MNX to the fda while the ROOT.MNX is mapped to it.

The command I used: qemu -localtime -net user -net nic -m 128 -fda 
ROOT.MNX -hda neo_minix.img -boot a.

You may get the screen shot from the attachment.

Thanks,
Neo

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probably today we haven't the technology we are using!


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Re: [Qemu-devel] Is there a way to install Minix 2.0.4 on my own image file?

[Lonnie Mendez]

On Sun, 2006-09-03 at 12:39 -0500, Neo wrote:
> hi,
> 
> I am wondering if there is a way to install minix 2.0.4 on my own image 
> file instead of just running on an existing one. For Minix 3, we can 
> install it from emulated CD ROM. But for minix 2.0.4, I cannot map the 
> USR.MNX to the fda while the ROOT.MNX is mapped to it.

Floppy media is ejectable.  Have a look in the qemu user docs at
qemu.org for the change and eject commands that can be issued via the
qemu monitor.

Re: [Qemu-devel] Is there a way to install Minix 2.0.4 on my own image file?

[Vincent Palatin]

> But for minix 2.0.4, I cannot map the
> USR.MNX to the fda while the ROOT.MNX is mapped to it.

You can change the floppy disk image later during the boot process by using
qemu monitor.

* enter qemu monitor (probably Ctrl-Alt-1)
* change the floppy using the following command :
    change fda USR.MNX


-- 
vincent

Re: [Qemu-devel] Is there a way to install Minix 2.0.4 on my own image file?

[Neo]

Vincent Palatin wrote:
>> But for minix 2.0.4, I cannot map the
>> USR.MNX to the fda while the ROOT.MNX is mapped to it.
>>     
>
> You can change the floppy disk image later during the boot process by using
> qemu monitor.
>
> * enter qemu monitor (probably Ctrl-Alt-1)
> * change the floppy using the following command :
>     change fda USR.MNX
>
>   
Thanks. I finally installed Minix 2.0.4 on Qemu. I put the detailed 
steps in http://neojia.livejournal.com/.

Neo

-- 
I would remember that if researchers were not ambitious
probably today we haven't the technology we are using!