Situation:
A server:
- access only via SSH (no physical access, no KVM)
- a netboot OS (Debian/Jessie)
- 3 x 2T HDD
- 16G RAM
Final goal:
Building a ZFS pool with the local HDD and install Debian on a ZFS root, the netboot OS is missing packages to install ZFS via apt, that's why I want to boot a Live Debian.
Issue:
- I
wget the debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso on /tmp
- I installed
QEMU (via apt) and the plethora of options confuses me (I am discovering it). My most advanced attempt is this:
qemu-system-x86_64 -curses -net nic -net user -m 1024M
-drive file=/tmp/11-live-amd64-std.iso,media=cdrom -boot c
The -curses option gives a correct result with an install iso, when the 640 x 480 Graphic mode message appears, I use <esc> to access the boot: menu of grub and I pass it the install vga=normal fb=false options and it goes (screenshot)
But with the Live iso, it doesn't work (screenshot)
These are my questions:
- Did I miss any
QEMU option(s) to display the output that is not supposed to be graphical with this standard iso?
- Do I need to configure my live iso with (e.g.) a GRUB in console mode?
- Will I not be able to configure the port forwarding of
QEMU to access the console via SSH or telnet?
- Is there any other solution (without
QEMU)?
Thanks in advance