Re: [Qemu-devel] Q35 FreeBSD install status

[Bret Ketchum]

     As a workaround until I can uncover the qemu/FreeBSD AHCI/SATA issue, I 
simply create a legacy IDE to hang the CD and HD from:

    -device piix4-ide \
    -drive 
if=none,file=/home/ehv/images/FreeBSD-9.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso,id=drive-ide0-0-0
 \
    -device ide-cd,bus=ide.0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
    -drive 
if=none,file=/home/ehv/images/r060501.img,format=raw,id=drive-ide0-0-1 \
    -device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,drive=drive-ide0-0-1,id=ide0-0-1 \

    But now the e1000 emulated network device under q35 does not seem to pass 
interrupts. Using:

    -netdev 
tap,id=hostnet0,script=/home/ehv/images/qemu-ifup,downscript=/home/ehv/images/qemu-ifdown
 \
    -device e1000,netdev=hostnet0 \

    Or a user network:

    -netdev user,id=hostnet0,net=192.168.76.0/24,dhcpstart=192.168.76.9 \

    But machine pc-i440fx-1.6 works just fine. Anyone have any thoughts on 
where to start looking or a possible workaround?




-----Original Message-----
From: Michael S. Tsirkin [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:50 PM
To: Bret Ketchum
Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
Subject: Re: Q35 FreeBSD install status

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 05:29:06PM +0000, Bret Ketchum wrote:
> 
>     Great thanks. Any idea why the HD does not show?

There's no HD in your command line.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael S. Tsirkin [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:30 PM
> To: Bret Ketchum
> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Q35 FreeBSD install status
> 
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 04:16:35PM +0000, Bret Ketchum wrote:
> >  
> > 
> >     I’m looking for some guidance with regards to constructing a VM 
> > using a later version of FreeBSD. In reference to a qemu-devel posting:
> > 
> > http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2012-08/msg03329.htm
> > l
> > 
> >     I reran with both 1.6.0.rc3 and 1.6.50 the q35 FreeBSD tests 
> > with 9.0, 9.1 and 10-CURRENT using the following command line:
> > 
> > qemu-kvm \
> > 
> >    -hda /home/ehv/images/126802.img -enable-kvm -m 1G -monitor stdio -M q35 
> > \
> >     -vnc 127.0.0.1:1 -vga cirrus -monitor stdio \
> >     -cdrom /home/ehv/images/FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso -boot 
> > order=d
> > 
> > Note the command line parameter changes necessary for the current 
> > versions of qemu. I'm running this on a Fedora 17/3.4.4 host and 
> > I've tried specifying SeaBios 1.7.3 with -bios and -acpitable 
> > command line options. Note also that both the ide and ahci tests 
> > (pc-i440fx-1.6) worked as advertised on this host.
> > My trouble is that the bios does not see either the HDD image nor the cdrom.
> > 
> >     My questions are am I correct to expect the aforementioned q35 
> > test (specifically the command line) to work? Am I missing something 
> > obvious? Is there something to look?
> > 
> >     Any insight will be appreciated. Thanks.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >     Bret
> > 
> >  
> 
> -cdrom doesn't work with ahci.
> there's a new flag that replaces it, I keep forgetting what it is.
> Will look it up tomorrow if no one beats me to it.
> 
> --
> MST