archlinux-v86

This repo contains scripts to create an archlinux-x86 image for use with v86.

Requirements

You need to have installed:

1. packer
2. kpartx
3. qemu

Usage

1. Build the image

./build.sh

2. Set up v86

git clone https://github.com/copy/v86
cd v86
make
make run

3. Point your browser to http://localhost:8000/

4. Use the Hard drive disk image filepicker to select packer/output-qemu/Archlinux-v86 and start the emulation

Debugging

If the build fails, try tweaking packer/template.json. Things you can try:

1. Change "headless": true, to "headless": false, so you have visual output
2. Add some more waits (<wait10>) if it looks like the keystrokes are sent too fast
3. Add "accelerator": "none", if KVM gives you problems
4. Look here for more options