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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, ... }:


To be done, preparing the companion VM, see [https://github.com/ChefKissInc/QEMUAppleSilicon/wiki/Companion-VM-Setup upstream documentation].<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
{
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2024 -nic user -hda alpine.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
  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">