[Qemu-devel] Fwd: Re: New Debian iso images

[Nigel Horne <njh@bandsman.co.uk>]

This is a copy of a message I've just sent to the debian-hurd mailing 
list.  I'm copying here in case anyone has any ideas.  I'm 99% it's a 
problem with GNU/Hurd rather than QEMU, but you never know and there is 
a wealth of experience here which may be able to help and share ideas.

-Nigel

-------- Original Message --------

I've just downloaded
http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/current/debian-6.0-hurd-i386-DVD-1.iso
and tried to install it under the GIT version of QEMU.  I thought you'd
like some feedback.

Here are the arguments I use:

qemu-img create hurd-20120715 4G -f qcow
qemu-system-x86_64 -drive
file=hurd-20120715,index=0,media=disk,cache=writeback,aio=native -drive
file=/d/ISO/hurd-20120715.iso,index=1,media=cdrom -boot d -net
nic,model=rtl8139 -net user,hostname=qemu.bandsman.co.uk -machine
accel=kvm,kernel_irqchip=on -cpu host -m 256 -redir tcp:2232::22

Installing using 'text install', 'automated install' or 'expert install'
loops with the message:
Unknown terminal: gnu-mach-color
Check the TERM environment variable.
Also make sure that the terminal is defined in the terminfo database.
Alternatively, set the TERMCAP environment variable to the desired
termcap entry.

'Pseudo graphical install' works (choosing British English and the UK as
the language and location and ignoring the huge number of hd2 tray open
messages) as far as network installation/configuration.  That fails as
expected (see http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install).  After I
choose 'Do not configure the network at this time' I get screen which is
all blue except for the bottom line which is black with a blinking
cursor.  Nothing more happens.

'Graphical install' fails with "Cannot open keyboard (No such file or
directory)"

I hope this all helps.  Keep up the good work!

-Nigel