quickstart.rst


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Quick start
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Fortunately a set of 1.2 MB install floppy disks of EUMEL’s x86 port has been
preserved, see section artifacts_. It can be installed in any virtual machine
emulating an IBM PC. In this example we’re using qemu_.

1. Create a 128 MB harddrive: ``qemu-img create  root.img 128M``
2. Start the setup program: ``qemu-system-i386 -drive
   file=02_setup.img,if=floppy,format=raw -drive file=root.img,format=raw``
3. Create a new partition by pressing ``1<return>``, confirm with ``j`` and
   accept the following defaults with <return> or ``j``.
4. If the main screen is displayed again press ``0<return>`` and confirm yet
   again with ``j`` to exit setup. The screen should now read “E N D E”.
5. Quit qemu and restart it with the third floppy disk. The bootloader
   complains that “HG ungueltig”.
6. Press any key followed by ``2`` and a confirmation with ``j``. Reset the
   machine again.
7. Now we have to set up the keyboard layout and time. Select “Kanal 1” with
   ``j``, then press ``n`` until ``pc.1.25`` is displayed and confirm. Disable
   “Kanal 2” and 15 with ``n`` and decline deleting those channels with ``n``.
8. Congratulations, a fully functional EUMEL is now running in your virtual
   machine! For the next steps head over to [praxis1]_.

.. _install instructions: assets/01_readme_INSTALL.txt
.. _qemu: http://www.qemu.org/