From 53d39bfc50ab86a09cd6ec0f82ec28a4262591db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cproudlock Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:39:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] tests/vm: Blancco RAM note, menu keys --- tests/vm/README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/tests/vm/README.md b/tests/vm/README.md index 5e5a91c..628c2dc 100644 --- a/tests/vm/README.md +++ b/tests/vm/README.md @@ -76,3 +76,17 @@ start.sh server. Memory: server 4 GiB + one client 2 GiB (start.sh refuses a second client). Keep other VMs (win11) off while both run, and stop them when done. + +Blancco needs more client RAM than 2 GiB: blancco-init downloads its +~850 MB rootfs into a tmpfs, and at 2 GiB it stops at 48% with "No space +left on device". To test it within the 6 GiB budget, shrink the server and +grow the client while both are off, and put them back afterwards: + + virsh -c qemu:///system setmaxmem pxetest-server 2048M --config + virsh -c qemu:///system setmem pxetest-server 2048M --config + virsh -c qemu:///system setmaxmem pxetest-client 4096M --config + virsh -c qemu:///system setmem pxetest-client 4096M --config + +Menu keys from the host: `virsh -c qemu:///system send-key KEY_DOWN` +(separator lines are skipped: Down x1 = Blancco, x3 = Clonezilla, +x4 = Memtest), then KEY_ENTER; startnet answers are KEY_ + KEY_ENTER.