Re: Running the Hurd in qemu possibilities

[Joshua Branson]

Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@gnu.org> writes:

> Joshua Branson, le mer. 16 sept. 2020 07:35:03 -0400, a ecrit:
>> #+BEGIN_SRC sh
>> qemu-system-i386  --curses -enable-kvm --no-reboot \
>>                   -drive file=debian-hurd-20200731.img,cache=writeback -m 1G 
>> \
>>                   -net user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:2222-:22
>> #+END_SRC
>
> Where did you get this command line from? It is missing the -net nic
> option. Also I don't see why enabling the curses mode.

Ahh.  That would be why.

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/running/qemu.html#index1h1

vs.

http://darnassus.sceen.net/~hurd-web/hurd/running/qemu/#index1

The latter one has the correct information, but the former is still
thought of as the "correct" site.  I used the first url.  I'll look in
your previous email about how one can update the "correct" site.  I see
that the "correct" site lags behind.  I guess that means I've been
appointed as the person to keep it up to date!

I enabled --curses because I use the dvorak layout.  I'm under the
impression that the GNU/Hurd does not support variant keyboard layouts.

>
>> Did not auto set up my networking.  Yes I could have manually set the
>> pfinet translator (or lwip),
>
> The problem is in your qemu configuration. Once -net nic is added,
> dhclient just works.
>
>> Also, running "which ifup" got me no results.
>
> It definitely is there:
>
> # which ifup
> /sbin/ifup

Perhaps, I needed to run "sudo ifup -a".  That would be why.  Gotcha.

>
>> With ssh, I tried to connect to port "2222".  So again a lot of these
>> "issues" is probably user-error.
>
> Also, ssh will not like non-password login by default, so you need to
> set a password before being able to log via ssh.

hmmm.  I did create a password for my user "joshua".  I think I tried to
ssh via

ssh -p 2222 localhost

My username in Guix System is "joshua".  I got the ssh command from
the wiki here:

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/running/qemu.html#index1h1

#+BEGIN_SRC org
This is the recommended way to work with a Command Line
Interface (CLI) since all your keyboard and locale settings are
preserved.

a) with ssh (assuming you have installed openssh-server)

$ kvm -m 1G -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:22 -drive 
cache=writeback,file=hd0.img &

Logging in to the running Hurd:

$ ssh -p5555 localhost

#+END_SRC


>
> Samuel
>

Thanks again Samuel!  Sorry that I keep asking how to fix the "simple"
things.


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Joshua Branson
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