[Qemu-devel] Solaris 10 x86: status

[Qemu-devel] Solaris 10 x86: status

[Pavel Janík]

Hi,

the first phase of Solaris 10 x86 install went through with current CVS and
this command line:

/tmp/QEMU/bin/qemu -pci -boot d -cdrom Solaris-10-x86/sol-10-install-b54-x86.iso -hda hda.img -m 512

After the first phase is finished and computer is rebooted -> qemu stopped,
I run the second phase with:

/tmp/QEMU/bin/qemu -pci -boot c -hda hda.img -m 512

The installation is now stalled with X server in QEMU running, I can open
Terminal/Console but the installation program is not running :-(

Also QEMU allocates approx. 1MB/2seconds.

After rebooting the machine, there is no partition available for boot.

It seems to have problems with RTC, because the already mentioned message
"No RTC date!?" appears sometimes and it also finished 5 seconds wait
before boot in about 1 second ;-)

I'm now trying the same with Solaris 9 x86 and will report it back soon.
-- 
Pavel Janík

Can you try to find a workaround at work?
(I guess you don't need a homearound at home. ;-)
                  -- Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> in emacs-devel

Solaris 9 x86 status [was: Re: [Qemu-devel] Solaris 10 x86: status]

[Karel Gardas]

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I can confirm the same with Solaris 9 x86 installation.

On Thu, 20 May 2004, [iso-8859-2] Pavel Janík wrote:

> Hi,
>
> the first phase of Solaris 10 x86 install went through with current CVS and
> this command line:
>
> /tmp/QEMU/bin/qemu -pci -boot d -cdrom Solaris-10-x86/sol-10-install-b54-x86.iso -hda hda.img -m 512
>
> After the first phase is finished and computer is rebooted -> qemu stopped,

Yes, although it takes quite long time on my machine, but during breakfest
Qemu really stoped. (at the first I've thought it just crashed ;-)

> I run the second phase with:
>
> /tmp/QEMU/bin/qemu -pci -boot c -hda hda.img -m 512

I used the same as for installation, but just change boot device to `c':

/opt/qemu-x86/bin/qemu -pci -hda ./solaris9.img -cdrom
./sol-9-u6-install-x86.iso -m 256 -boot c

> The installation is now stalled with X server in QEMU running, I can open
> Terminal/Console but the installation program is not running :-(

Yes, the same, X server with gray background and nothing on the desktop. I
have not tried to right/lef click on desktop, so haven't tested opening of
xterm...

> Also QEMU allocates approx. 1MB/2seconds.

No here! I've used -m 256 and qemu very stable use about 281MB virtual and
about 205MB RSS.

> After rebooting the machine, there is no partition available for boot.

Exactly ``Bad PGR sig'' white charracters on red background, printed at
the botom of the first qemu booting screen (Plex/Bochs BIOS booting...)

> It seems to have problems with RTC, because the already mentioned message
> "No RTC date!?" appears sometimes and it also finished 5 seconds wait
> before boot in about 1 second ;-)

Where it appear? In your opened console? I haven't seen such message with
Sol9.

> I'm now trying the same with Solaris 9 x86 and will report it back soon.

I'm looking forward to seeing your results.

Thanks,

Karel
--
Karel Gardas                  kgardas@objectsecurity.com
ObjectSecurity Ltd.           http://www.objectsecurity.com

Re: Solaris 9 x86 status [was: Re: [Qemu-devel] Solaris 10 x86: status]

[Karel Gardas]

On Fri, 21 May 2004, Karel Gardas wrote:

> Exactly ``Bad PGR sig'' white charracters on red background, printed at
                ^^^

Sorry, this should be PBR.

Karel
--
Karel Gardas                  kgardas@objectsecurity.com
ObjectSecurity Ltd.           http://www.objectsecurity.com