Re: kern/58681 [PATCH] Port virtio GPU driver from OpenBSD

["Jan-Hinrich Fessel via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/58681; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jan-Hinrich Fessel <oskar%fessel.org@localhost>
To: Christoph Badura <bad%bsd.de@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,
 George Matsumura <gorg%gorgnet.net@localhost>,
 Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Subject: Re: kern/58681 [PATCH] Port virtio GPU driver from OpenBSD
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 18:49:55 +0200

 Qemu is not something I use anywhere, but I do have set up a server at =
 ketchup.
 In a nutshell from the top of my head:
 
 Buy a Server,=E2=80=A6
 Stop that via the server control panel
 Upload disk image to that server
 Select that uploaded image as boot image
 Boot.
 Open the console window from the server control panel
 Look at the boot loader loading and thereafter either see nothing after =
 that or, if the viogpu is working, have the install menu to set up the =
 new server.
 
 Unfortunately I am seaborne for the next two weeks, so I cannot act =
 timely.  So, if the costs are a problem, I can set up a vserver for =
 testing purposes when I return.
 
 Or we can do that at the GUUG Sommerworkshop 29. bis 31.8.2025 im =
 Linuxhotel in case you intend to go there.
 
 Cheers
 	Oskar
 
 > Am 10.05.2025 um 13:27 schrieb Christoph Badura <bad%bsd.de@localhost>:
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 > Hi George, Oskar,
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 > on Apr, 18th Martin asked in a reply to the PR whether there is some =
 QEMU
 > incantation to test this.  I guess, Oskar didn't receive a copy.
 > Did anyone of you try that?
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 > Alternatively are the instructions what specifically needs to be done =
 to
 > create a VPS at netcup or hetzner?  E.g. how to upload an image and in =
 what
 > format and how to start the VM with the console.
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 > I've looked at the netcup.de site and the documenation I could easily =
 find
 > wasn't helpful.  Maybe I missed something.
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 > --chris