Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:01:01 -0500 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: QEMU - encrypted images Message-ID: <4486416D.8090507@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <20060606120853.0190ce47@localhost> References: <20060606120853.0190ce47@localhost>
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Norberto Meijome wrote: > Hello there, > this is a bit off topic (well, i'm running qemu under 6.1 and installing 6.1 in > the img... :) .not sure if I should email the port maintainer about this. > > I created an image as follows: > qemu-img create -e -f qcow a.img 2GB > > then i start qemu : > qemu -boot d -m 400 -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda a.img > > It goes straight into qemu's console, i enter a HD password as requested (* > chars replace everything i type). I press enter and the vm boots up as normal, > i can go to Ctrl-1 and Ctrl-2 with no problem. > > BUT the qemu console (ctrl-2) is completely useless. everything I type still > comes out as * , and there doesnt seem to be any actual response to what I type > (if I type help, and press enter. I would have expected at least a whole > screenfull of ******** coming up...not even that.. it seems like it's stuck in > password reading mode? This is just a "Me Too". I don't use encrypted disks... just thought I'd try it out. Followed your instructions above, and I get the exact same results. I have no idea if it is the correct behavior or not. I have however, once or twice, appealed to the port maintainer and found him to be responsive and helpful. > > am I missing something ? > > thanks, > Beto > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric
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