I have plan9 running on a qemu installation, and I had a similiar problem installing it.
The --no-kvm-irqchip option on the command line may have solved the problem. I also may have walked away from the machine for 6 hours only to return and find that it had installed, .... only to tear down the ubuntu distro based VM and replace the thing with a gentoo kernel specifically for hosting kvm. The gentoo qemu + --no-kvm-irqchip thing has definately kept the plan9.iso installation online. Here is my command-line, its miniscule compared to yours. qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm -net nic,macaddr=45:45:45:45:45:45 -net tap,ifname=9tap,script=no,downscript=no -vga std --no-kvm-irqchip -vnc:1 -hda /home/kvm9/plan9.img -m 256 -daemonize If you havent tried this already: Or perhaps this, --no-kqemu since this is BSD complaining about an invalid nvram checksum, other threads seem to indicate the CMOS layout error google search pops on BSD across softwares. http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1921 On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Stanley Lieber <stanley.lie...@gmail.com>wrote: > To recap: > > I'm attempting to install Plan 9 from a recent .iso on a hosted KVM/qemu > account. Both the Bell Labs and 9atom installers die here: > > http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5468343552_28695be1dd_o.png > > I've managed to obtain the host's KVM config file, in libvirtd XML format: > > <domain type='kvm' id='100'> > <name>user-2</name> > <uuid>REDACTED</uuid> > <memory>786432</memory> > <currentMemory>786432</currentMemory> > <vcpu>1</vcpu> > <os> > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type> > <boot dev='hd'/> > </os> > <features> > <acpi/> > </features> > <clock offset='utc'/> > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator> > <disk type='block' device='disk'> > <source dev='/dev/vol1/user-2'/> > <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> > </disk> > <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> > <source file='/home/user/ISO/plan9.iso'/> > <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > </disk> > <interface type='ethernet'> > <mac address='52:54:00:27:34:07'/> > <script path='/home/kvm-admin/scripts/attach-tap-to-vlan.sh'/> > <target dev='tap0-407'/> > <model type='e1000'/> > </interface> > <serial type='tcp'> > <source mode='bind' host='127.0.0.1' service='8081'/> > <protocol type='telnet'/> > <target port='0'/> > </serial> > <console type='tcp'> > <source mode='bind' host='127.0.0.1' service='8081'/> > <protocol type='telnet'/> > <target port='0'/> > </console> > <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> > <graphics type='vnc' port='5981' autoport='no' listen=''/> > </devices> > </domain> > > The actual KVM command is: > > /usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc -m 768 -smp 1 -name user-2 -uuid > 101ff6a0-206b-012e-09d2-525400972102 -monitor pty -boot c -drive > file=/dev/vol1/user-2,if=ide,index=0,boot=on -drive > file=/home/user/ISO/plan9.iso,if=ide,media=cdrom,index=2 -net > nic,macaddr=52:54:00:27:34:07,vlan=0,model=e1000 -net > tap,ifname=tap0-407,script=/home/kvm-admin/scripts/attach-tap-to-vlan.sh,vlan=0 > -serial telnet:127.0.0.1:8081,server,nowait -parallel none -usb -vnc > :81,password > > Does anything here look obviously incorrect? > > The hosting sevice is interested in offering Plan 9 services, so once > we get this working it may well be of use to others. > > -sl > > > -- ⎼⎺⎺├@┼␊├├≤-␍⎼␊▒␍:/⎺└␊/⎼⎺#
