Re: OpenBSD 6.1 installation, on dedicated server, using qemu not working.

On 07/28/2017 08:47 PM, Stefan Fritsch wrote:
> On Tuesday, 25 July 2017 21:30:08 CEST Mxher wrote:
>> I'm renting a dedicated server from a web host that unfortunately does
>> not propose OpenBSD installation.
>>
>> So I'm installing OpenBSD using qemu from my host rescue mode (which use
>> FreeBSD).
>>
>>
>> Usually it works like a charm but this time, on this server/hardware, it
>> does not work: OpenBSD does not seem to start at all.
>> Indeed when I boot with qemu I do not see any logs of the "normal" boot
>> of the server (I only see qemu's boots in the logs).
>
> Maybe I misunderstand what you are trying to do, but: There is sgabios for
> redirecting vga text output to serial console in qemu. Maybe that could help
> somehow? Or try using VNC console in qemu. Are you seeing the openbsd
> bootloader prompt? Are you then setting the console correctly in the openbsd
> bootloader?
>

Sorry for being unclear because of my poor english.


Actually I have no issue at all with qemu.
I want to use OpenBSD on my dedicated server, to do so I'm booting the
server on a live CD and then I'm using qemu to install OpenBSD on the
real HDD.

After that, I can use OpenBSD on qemu without any issue, everything works.


But when I reboot the server, to use OpenBSD on the real hardware, it's
not working and I have no console to verify what is the error.

So, to debug, I boot again with a livecd, use qemu to start OpenBSD but
I see no logs from the "real" boot, only logs from qemu's boots.

So I guess the issue is with the bootloader itself.

I tried many things (including using /dev/sd0 instead of /dev/wd0, etc)
but nothing works.



I used this method quite a few times to install OpenBSD on my servers
but I can't make it work on this one.


Thanks for helping.