Suggestions about setting up xv6

[erictt]

As the repo https://github.com/mit-pdos/xv6-public has been deprecated. I found it difficult to set up xv6. So i did a little search. Here is what i found:

1. Follow the instructions here: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2021/tools.html

2. Use this repo: https://github.com/mit-pdos/xv6-riscv.git instead of xv6-public.

   • The code is slightly different from what professor Arpaci-Dusseau talked about in the class, but not hard to figure out.

3. And then run make qemu under the directory.

Hope this is helpful.

[erictt]

In case someone wants to use xv6-riscv repo. I updated the test cases for initial-xv6 so it can run properly against xv6-riscv.

Here is the changes:

erictt@7d9e53f

[Ampretuzo]

You the mvp!

[feslima]

Sorry for necroing 😄. @erictt I've seen your adustments for the tests of the initial-xv6 assignments in 7d9e53f. Were you able to progress further in other assignments without these kinds of hiccups?

[erictt]

Sorry for necroing 😄. @erictt I've seen your adustments for the tests of the initial-xv6 assignments in 7d9e53f. Were you able to progress further in other assignments without these kinds of hiccups?

Sorry, i don't remember. It was quite awhile ago 😃

[LeisureLinux]

Was able to compile xv6 on Debian Trixie(13) by some small modification to mp.c and sh.c per instruction from GPT-5 mini.

Once you have the two img file, by running "make qemu",
then start xv6 by:

qemu-system-i386 -serial mon:stdio
-drive file=xv6.img,index=0,media=disk,format=raw
-drive file=fs.img,index=1,media=disk,format=raw
-m 512 -smp 2

Remember to exit VM with Ctr-a-x