Install 9front in OpenBSD VMM

jrmu (jrmu@cloud9p.org)

ABSTRACT

This guide explains how to install 9front as a virtual machine inside OpenBSD's vmm

Install

This installation assumes you have configured vmm properly. Download the 9front ISO: # ftp https://9front.org/iso/9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz # mv 9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz /home/iso/ # cd /home/iso # sha256 9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz SHA256 (9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz) = 89f1e35bf735bfc9aeca38286a9a6607f3a40292befa4a30133157790f2edbcc 89f1e35bf735bfc9aeca38286a9a6607f3a40292befa4a30133157790f2edbcc 9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz gunzip 9front-10522.amd64.iso.gz doas chown -R iso:iso /home/iso/

In /etc/vm.conf, specify 9front as the ISO: vm "USER" { owner USER memory 2048M cdrom "/home/USER/USER.iso" disk /home/USER/USER.qcow2 interface { locked lladdr aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff switch "switch0" } } Create a user account and make sure to set the folder as go-rx: doas su USER doas chmod -R go-rx /home/USER In the home folder: vmctl create -s 20G USER.qcow2 Then log out of the user with ^D, then as admin user in group wheel: doas vmctl reload vmctl start -c USER