Re: NetBSD in QEMU (was Re: Installation Error For Mac68k NetBSD on SE/30)

On 02/11/2023 09:09, Paul Ripke wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 01:04:07PM +0100, Howard Spoelstra wrote:
>>     On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 11:06�AM Paul Ripke <[1][email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>       On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 07:20:48AM +0100, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
>>       > On 23/08/2023 13:25, Paul Ripke wrote:
>>       >
>>       > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 10:28:43AM -0600, Stan Johnson wrote:
>>       > > > Hi Paul,
>>       > > >
>>       > > > On 8/22/23 7:54 AM, Paul Ripke wrote:
>>       > > > > fwiw, I successfully installed netbsd mac68k under qemu, by
>>       booting an
>>       > > > > install kernel from hfs, and running from there. I gave it a
>>       second
>>       > > > > 1GiB disk image for netbsd, which sysinst dutifully
>>       partitioned and
>>       > > > > created an ffsv1 filesystem on.
>>       > > > >
>>       > > > > The booter now successfully loads and boots the netbsd
>>       kernel from
>>       > > > > the ffsv1 filesystem.
>>       > > > >
>>       > > > > I haven't tried bigger disk images, but this setup is great
>>       for
>>       > > > > experimentation, and easy enough to do.
>>       > > > >
>>       > > >
>>       > > > Please post some information about how you got NetBSD to run
>>       in QEMU,
>>       > > > including your version of QEMU, your QEMU command line, etc.
>>       Does your
>>       > > > NetBSD client have network access? Does it need to be able to
>>       boot Mac
>>       > > > OS 7.5.5?
>>       > > >
>>       > > > I've used QEMU to create reference GNU/Linux root filesystems
>>       (Debian
>>       > > > SID and Gentoo) for m68k ("-M q800" and "-M virt"), but I've
>>       never
>>       > > > installed NetBSD in QEMU.
>>       > > >
>>       > > > thanks for any information
>>       > >
>>       > > I started taking notes, but skipped a few steps. I should
>>       probably run
>>       > > through the process again and fill in the gaps. So, ymmv:
>>       > >
>>       > > [2]https://www.stix.id.au/wiki/NetBSD-mac68k_under_qemu
>>       >
>>       > So the good news is that the latest version of the QEMU 68k MacOS
>>       patches
>>       > have now been merged to QEMU git master, so 8.2 will allow you to
>>       install
>>       > NetBSD out-of-the-box when used with a real Q800 ROM.
>>       >
>>       > Paul, thanks for posting the guide above. I should add that the
>>       > q800.upstream3 branch is very old, and there have been a fair
>>       number of
>>       > fixes since then. Certainly any testing and bug reports should now
>>       be made
>>       > against the QEMU upstream repository.
>>       Ah! Cool - I've updated that page noting the patch merging, and I'll
>>       do
>>       some more testing when I get enough round tuits.
>>
>>     Hi,
>>     Perhaps you can also link to:
>>     [3]https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/m68k-qemu-on-osx#running_qemu-s
>>     ystem-m68k_with_netbsd_guests_in_macos
>>     Best,
>>     Howard
> 
> Done, thanks!

Hi Paul,

In the article it mentions an issue with ADB and the graphical console which was 
fixed some time ago - presumably this now works with a build taken from QEMU git master?


ATB,

Mark.