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On Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:55:50 +0100, Brett Wynkoop <wynkoop@wynn.com> wrote:

> Greeting-
>
> Thanks to gonzo- I am able to boot my BeagleBone image in qemu-arm, but
> it never goes multiuser.  It hangs just before the login prompt after
> displaying the date.
>
> I also find that there is no network interface even though I start with
> the -net user flag.  Does anyone have the magic needed to get qemu-arm
> to provide a network interface.  It would be very handy to be able to
> play with things in a VM as well as on the beaglebone.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Brett
>

The login prompt is displayed by the program 'getty'. The file /etc/ttys  
contains information about where it does this, e.g. on serial ports  
(ttyu*) or virtual terminals (ttyv*).
Your qemu probably has some virtual serial port you can connect to from  
the host OS. Or you should enable getty on the console or virtual terminal.
NB: my amd64 machine has another default /etc/ttys than my arm machine.

Ronald.