On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 09:11:04AM -0500, Robert B. Carleton wrote:
> I thought I'd share a small success with installing Debian 12 under VMM,
> in case some might find it useful. The boot parameters are "install
> gfxpayload=text console=ttyS0,115200n8". I added these boot parameters
> from the Debian installer after selecting the Help menu using "H", then
> selecting "Special boot parameters for special machines." using <F6>.
>
> By the way, I found an article that suggested using "vga=off" instead of
> "gfxpayload=text". This worked in the installer, but hung up the boot on
> the post-install, because "vga=off" has been deprecated.
>
> This was under OpenBSD 7.4, run from an xterm. Let me know if there are
> any comments or questions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --Bruce
>
Thanks for the note. I find that the "n8" isn't needed since vmd(8)'s serial
emulation doesn't really do different parity/byte sizes. I also usually
recommend removing "quiet" from Linux kernel command lines with vmm(4), so you
can see what's going on or if/where it gets stuck.
-ml
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