I tried to run from an USB drive with a standard file backend (non ZFS?). Mounted as:
/dev/da5p1 on /mnt (ufs, local, soft-updates) Installation of ubuntu still fails when trying to install the grub bootloader. /J On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.fried...@gmail.com>wrote: > Does using the standard file backed bhye work? > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Jonas Bülow <jonas.bu...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> fwiw, I do not have any /dev/zvol in the host. I'm using a vanilla FreeBSD >> 10.0-Release install using ZFS. >> >> /J >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Michael Dexter >> <edi...@callfortesting.org>wrote: >> >> > >> > Here's what I've found so far: >> > >> > vmrun.sh does not like zvols and I am hoping for: >> > >> > sh vmrun.sh -m 1024 -d /dev/zvol/zroot/vm3 vm3 >> > >> > It gets as far as: >> > >> > Writing partition tables [In Progress ] >> > Initializing ada0p2 [ Failed ] >> > >> > I am trying to figure out why. >> > >> > What does work for me for FreeBSD VM's is to prepare /dev/zvol/zroot/vm3 >> > using the bhyve-script approach and then boot it as usual. >> > >> > I will include this in an rc version of "bhyve-script" that I hope to >> > release shortly. It may not be worth adding the functionality to >> > bhyve-script as it is EOL. >> > >> > Michael >> > >> > On 1/22/14 11:26 PM, Jonas Bülow wrote: >> > > Yes, if "using zvol" is the same thing as using ZFS for the guest >> image. >> > > >> > > I tried setting DEVTYPE to "" with the same result. >> > > >> > > /J >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Peter Grehan <gre...@freebsd.org> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > >> Hi Jonas, >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Installation starts and everything looks good until it tries to >> install >> > >>> the >> > >>> grub boot loader. That last step fails. Exiting the installer and >> > running: >> > >>> #sh lin1 start >> > >>> Gives a grub prompt. >> > >>> >> > >>> Any hints? >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >> Are you using a zvol for the guest disk image ? >> > >> >> > >> later, >> > >> >> > >> Peter. >> > >> >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list >> > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization >> > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> > freebsd-virtualization-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-virtualization-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >> > > > > -- > Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org > _______________________________________________ freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-virtualization-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
