> Hello all,

> I am new to minix. I was trying to install minix on qemu over ubuntu.
> I got the minix boot screen asking for the option : regular minix or
> small minix

> I entered 1 for regular minix. Then it loaded the boot image image.
> After that it stopped. Freeze !
> Nothing is happening now.

> What to do ??
> Please help !

Bob Cortopassi <bober...@nsa.invalid> wrote:
> You used Google Groups interface to Usenet to post this, you might
> also consider Google's search engine.
> http://www.google.com/search?q=qemu+minix+hang
> Guess what the very first hit is?
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/195166
> slrn score rule changed back to -9999 from -99.

> Bob Cortopassi <bober...@nsa.invalid> wrote:
> > You used Google Groups interface to Usenet to post this, you might
> > also consider Google's search engine.
> >http://www.google.com/search?q=qemu+minix+hang
> > Guess what the very first hit is?
> >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/195166
> > slrn score rule changed back to -9999 from -99.

> The article you provided does not give a solution, while there is one.

> You can also use Google Groups search to search this group for "qemu".
> There's some articles detailing problems and fixes of Minix on QEMU.
> Bottom line: enter the boot monitor by pressing ESC at the "select MINIX
> version screen", type "qemu_pci=1; save; boot" and you should be in
> business.

> Regards,

> Jens

> --
> Jens de Smit
> Student Computer Science | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
> jfds...@few.vu.nl |http://www.few.vu.nl/~jfdsmit
> "[In the end, people] get furious at IT that the goddamn magic isn't working"
> -- Stewart Dean

> Bob Cortopassi <bober...@nsa.invalid> wrote:
> > You used Google Groups interface to Usenet to post this, you might
> > also consider Google's search engine.
> >http://www.google.com/search?q=qemu+minix+hang
> > Guess what the very first hit is?
> >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/195166
> > slrn score rule changed back to -9999 from -99.

> The article you provided does not give a solution, while there is one.

> You can also use Google Groups search to search this group for "qemu".
> There's some articles detailing problems and fixes of Minix on QEMU.
> Bottom line: enter the boot monitor by pressing ESC at the "select MINIX
> version screen", type "qemu_pci=1; save; boot" and you should be in
> business.

> Regards,

> Jens

> --
> Jens de Smit
> Student Computer Science | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
> jfds...@few.vu.nl |http://www.few.vu.nl/~jfdsmit
> "[In the end, people] get furious at IT that the goddamn magic isn't working"
> -- Stewart Dean