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==== Starting restore ==== | ==== Starting restore ==== | ||
Prepare and run the companion VM, required for the restore process | Prepare and run the companion VM, required for the restore process. Create the file <code>configuration.nix</code><syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
{ config, pkgs, ... }: | |||
{ | |||
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2024 -nic user -hda | imports = [ <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix> ]; | ||
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/vda"; | |||
fileSystems."/" = { | |||
device = "/dev/vda1"; | |||
fsType = "ext4"; | |||
}; | |||
networking.hostName = "nixos-companionvm"; | |||
services.openssh.enable = true; | |||
users.users.root.initialPassword = "root"; | |||
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.idevicerestore ]; | |||
documentation.enable = false; | |||
} | |||
</syntaxhighlight>Build the VM image<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -A config.system.build.qcow2Image -I nixos-config=./configuration.nix | |||
</syntaxhighlight>Run the companion VM<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2024 -nic user -hda ./result/nixos.qcow2 -nographic -usb -device usb-ehci,id=ehci -device usb-tcp-remote,conn-type=ipv4,conn-addr=127.0.0.1,conn-port=8030,bus=ehci.0 -nic user,model=virtio-net-pci,hostfwd=tcp::32222-:22 | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
The companion VM must always be started before the emulated iPhone otherwise no USB connection is established. | Some parts in this documentation is missing, so please consult [https://github.com/ChefKissInc/QEMUAppleSilicon/wiki/Running-&-Restoring upstream documentation].The companion VM must always be started before the emulated iPhone otherwise no USB connection is established. | ||
Now run the iOS emulator on your host<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | Now run the iOS emulator on your host<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||