First boot

1. Start the machine

Place antler-86.img and 86box-antler.cfg together, then:

cd directory-with-image
86Box -N 86box-antler.cfg

For real hardware, write the raw image only to an empty target disk whose geometry matches the build.

2. Log in

Enter root in lower case. The supplied local development image has an empty password field.

3. Use Venison

Left-click the venison label or right-click the gray desktop to open the menu. Choose new term, irc, or web. You can also type term, irc, web, or web http://host/ at the bottom command field.

4. Try the terminal

uname -a
free
df
ls -l /
net show

Use vi or ed for text files. Runtime policy is kept in /etc/default, /etc/network/interfaces, and /etc/services.conf.

5. Shut down

shutdown -s

Use shutdown -r to reboot. Wait for the halt before closing 86Box or switching off a physical machine.

The complete manual is stored in the source repository under docs/.