Debian on OpenBSD vmd

[CiotBSD]

OK.
I attempt to install Debian Buster, today, after resolving the previous problem.
(best to know virtio modules are included into Buster)
Sha512 is OK!

My new config about /etc/vm.conf:

ROOT="/home/myid/vm"

switch "sw" {
    interface bridge0
}

# VM to attempt an install img OS
vm "install" {
    disable
    cdrom $ROOT/debian/debian.iso
    disk $ROOT/debian/boot.img
    disk $ROOT/debian/buster.qcow2
    interface { switch "sw" }
    memory 4G
    owner myid
}

I launch the vm s:

$ vm start install -c

choose "Install" menu, without problem.

But, when scan hard drive to detect an installer ISO image, it's not found, and ask me to specify. I enter device manually, as: /dev/cdrom
And it found the ISO file to use:

After, it asks me if I want to copy the ISO image into RAM before mounting.
Either choice "Yes', or "No", it' fails at this step.

Any suggestion?

[jggimi]

Is 1 GB of RAM sufficient for this Debian guest?

Either choice "Yes', or "No", it' fails at this step.

What is the failure?

[CiotBSD]

Originally Posted by jggimi

Is 1 GB of RAM sufficient for this Debian guest? What is the failure?

Normally, yes!
But I can easy grow up!
Now, I test with 4G.

Originally Posted by jggimi

What is the failure?

the installation step!

[jggimi]

Obviously, that "Installation step failed" message doesn't tell you what the failure was. Does the Debian installer create logs? If so, exit this installer script and inspect log files.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Try using a netinstall image instead of your custom boot.img, I've just got a Debian buster system up & running under OpenBSD -current using this method.

[CiotBSD]

I use the netinst

$ ls -al
total 54986192
drwxr-xr-x  4 myid  myid          512 Oct 14 17:07 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 myid  myid          512 Sep 30 18:08 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 myid  myid          658 Sep 30 17:41 SHA512SUMS
-rw-r--r--  1 myid  myid    999997440 Oct  3 14:12 boot.img
(...)
drwxr-xr-x  3 myid  myid          512 Oct  2 12:13 buster
-rw-------  1 myid  myid       262144 Oct  2 23:28 buster.qcow2
(...)
-rw-r--r--  1 myid  myid    351272960 Sep 30 17:41 debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
lrwxr-xr-x  1 myid  myid           54 Oct 14 17:07 debian.iso -> /home/myid/vm/debian/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
(...)

And for this attempt, i've not modify the boot.img; just downloaded and used.

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

Try using a netinstall image instead of your custom boot.img...

Do I comment only into ''vm.conf'' the line 'disk... boot.img'?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Originally Posted by CiotBSD

Do I comment into ''vm.conf'' the line 'disk... boot.img'?

I think so, yes. I used vmctl(8) directly rather than /etc/vm.conf

[CiotBSD]

RAhhh...And, now, i obtain again the error "Undefined video mode number: 314"!?

vm.conf:

cat /etc/vm.conf                                                                                                                 
D="/home/myid/vm/debian"

switch "sw" {
    interface bridge0
}

# VM to attempt an install img OS
vm "install" {
    disable
#    boot cdrom
    cdrom $D/debian.iso
    disk $D/buster.qcow2
    interface { switch "sw" }
    memory 4G
    owner myid
}

Get netinst.iso and sha512sum files:

[22:10:23] : ~/vm/debian $ $ ftp https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Trying 2001:6b0:19::173...
Trying 2001:6b0:19::165...
Trying 194.71.11.165...
Requesting https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Redirected to https://gemmei.ftp.acc.umu.se/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Trying 2001:6b0:19::137...
Trying 194.71.11.137...
Requesting https://gemmei.ftp.acc.umu.se/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso
100% |*************************************************************************************************************************************************************|   335 MB    00:54    
351272960 bytes received in 54.52 seconds (6.14 MB/s)

[22:16:38] : ~/vm/debian $ ftp https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/SHA512SUMS                      
Trying 2001:6b0:19::165...
Trying 2001:6b0:19::173...
Trying 194.71.11.173...
Requesting https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/SHA512SUMS
100% |*************************************************************************************************************************************************************|   658       00:00    
658 bytes received in 0.00 seconds (639.20 KB/s)

[22:17:20] : ~/vm/debian $ sha512 -C SHA512SUMS debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso                                                                   
(SHA512) debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso: OK

But:


Amazing! Rahhhh... why?!
My laptop run under OpenBSD 6.5; and too the server where I'm connecting by SSH!!!

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Originally Posted by CiotBSD

RAhhh...And, now, i obtain again the error "Undefined video mode number: 314"!?

I just waited 30 seconds, the installer continued afterwards.

Did you add the parameters to force a serial connection?

console=ttyS0,115200n8

[CiotBSD]

Originally Posted by Head_on_a_Stick

(...)
Did you add the parameters to force a serial connection?

console=ttyS0,115200n8

Ohh. I know this.
But, where I put this, if I dont need the boot.img!?
I dont understand!

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Originally Posted by CiotBSD

where I put this, if I dont need the boot.img!

Press <tab> with the Install boot menu entry highlighted then add the parameter after quiet and press <enter> to start the modified entry.

[CiotBSD]

Thanks. It's run !