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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:22:48 +0100
From: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
To: =?UTF-8?B?6LW1IOWUr+i9sg==?= <tbconti@outlook.com>
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Subject: Re: Alpine 3.23 with kernel 6.18 boot failed
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 07:40:26 +0000
=E8=B5=B5 =E5=94=AF=E8=BD=B2 <tbconti@outlook.com> wrote:

> The device in use is a Mac with an M-series chip running macOS 26.3
> beta.
>=20
> Alpine Linux 3.23 for the ARM64 architecture fails to boot in certain
> virtualization environments, including VirtualBox 7.2.4 and VMware
> Fusion 25H2. Installed systems hang at "loading ramdisk," while
> booting from the ISO gets stuck at =E2=80=9Cbooting Linux Lts=E2=80=9D an=
d does not
> proceed further.

Have you tried the alpine-virt image?
=20
> However, the system boots successfully in UTM using both Apple
> Virtualization and QEMU modes.

I use qemu and lima and they work.

-nc