SPARC timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet

[jonad2002]

When booting any Solaris VM after upgrading to 4.6.0 beta the boot is stuck in a loop "Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet". I believe this to be related to a fix in QEMU (re: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2017). The suggested workaround (issue a stop-a) doesn't appear to be available (re: #5684).

• UTM Version: 4.6.0 (102)
• macOS Version: 15.0.1
• Mac Chip (Intel, M1, ...): M1

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[osy]

I think in the future we will add a menu to send keyboard keys like Stop-A. For now, there is a workaround: create a new serial device and set it to QEMU Monitor (HMP). Then you can get a terminal window where you can type in sendkey stop-a. Not a graceful solution, but I'm hoping QEMU can fix this upstream at some point.

[melvinlusk]

I think in the future we will add a menu to send keyboard keys like Stop-A. For now, there is a workaround: create a new serial device and set it to QEMU Monitor (HMP). Then you can get a terminal window where you can type in sendkey stop-a. Not a graceful solution, but I'm hoping QEMU can fix this upstream at some point.

This interrupts the BIOS, but after doing "boot disk0" it appears to freeze.
I'm using the Solaris 9 VM downloaded straight from the gallery today.

UTM 4.6.0 (102)
Mac Mini M2
16 GB RAM

[EinfachRuwen]

I have the same issue.

[mcastanhogit]

I have the same issue too.

The same boot hangs on M1 and M3.

UTM 4.6.4
M1 - sonoma 14.4.1
M3 - Sequoia 15.2

[JonathanDLee24]

I am also having this issue, I also can not send a break command to access boot disk0

[yaazkal]

Same issue here, the system does not boot. Using macOS sonoma 15.3 on a MacBook M2

[JonathanDLee24]

It makes me sad I want it to work

[brownralph]

Any fix yet? I am experiencing the same issue. Is it possible to download the Sparc ISO to install and setup?

[d0wntime]

It looks like networking is b0rked on UTM 4.6.x for some targets.

I've got SPARC and PowerPC VMs in UTM for a long time that previously both worked but will no longer exchange ARP packets under UTM 4.6.3 or 4.6.4 with the host to make a ping work, and fail to talk to the host even after static ARP entries are made at both sides. My ARM64 targets work just fine ... but not existing PowerPC or SPARC VMs.

I was able to get around this issue by restoring UTM 4.5.4.

It's probably worth mentioning that this problem occurs both on my Intel Mac and my ARM-based Mac.

[peterwargo]

I won't bother with a screen cap; same issue here.

UTM Version 4.6.4 (107) and the downloaded Solaris 9/SPARC.

I've tried creating some SPARC VMs, but to no avail, and I have pretty much all the Oss and tools I need. Just isn't happy.