Yeah there really isnt an RTFM for this one. so what I would try is using the raw image file just like you would a drive, technically you should be able to DD it to the zvol but lets try to retrace the baby steps here. Also I would make sure the windows image is actually setup for UEFI boot or try the UEFI-CSM firmware for it. if you look in the same folder you installed the UEFI firmware there should be a file that contains UEFI- CSM in the name. That is just a legacy boot mode for UEFI that I have had luck getting somethings that are picky about EFI to boot. --- Jason Barbier | E: [email protected]
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, at 12:00 PM, Darren David wrote: > Certainly, Jason. I should also mention I'm running this VM under > FreeNAS 11.2-RELEASE. Basic details (from FreeNSD UI) are:> * Type Bhyve > * Autostart: false > * Virtual CPUs: 2 > * Memory: 4096 > * BootLoader: UEFI > * Com Port: /dev/nmdm8B> The ISO is simply mounted as a CDROM. > > I've got two other VMs working just fine on this server (Linux and > Windows 10), but both were created/installed from original ISO > installers. The VM with issues is a Windows 7 VM I'm attempting to > port from ESXi. So far, I have converted the .vmdk to a RAW image with > virtualbox, dd'd the RAW file to a ZFS zvol, and set that as the > primary storage for this VM. The good news is that the drive shows up, > but upon boot the VM just dumps out into EFI shell. My thinking was to > boot into a third-party windows EFI partition fixer (in this case, > it's a WinPE disk that loads EaseUS Partition Master, which is the > application having the input driver issues - only the Tab key works. I > did try using the OEM Windows recovery utils, but it didn't solve my > boot woes). Mind you, I've not found any evidence of folks > successfully porting VMs from ESXi to bhyve, so please stop me now if > it's known that this isn't something that can be done!> > FWIW, I'm fairly new to bhyve virtualization, so if there's a very > clear RTFM pointer out there that might clear some of this up, I'm > happy to review on my own time.> > Darren > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 11:39 AM Jason Barbier > <[email protected]> wrote:>> Giving us your launch options/VM Configs > would probably help. >> depending on how you have the disks attached you may not need any >> drivers.>> >> --- >> Jason Barbier | E: [email protected] >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, at 11:30 AM, Darren David wrote: >> > Hey all- >> > >> > I'm working on a project to migrate some VMs over from ESXi to >> > bhyve. I'm>> > making a bit of progress (and will absolutely document >> what I've >> > learned if>> > and when I get it to work!), but I'm hung up on doing >> some EFI >> > boot repair.>> > I've got a WinPE disk image with some partition fixing >> software >> > I'm wanting>> > to try, but when the VM boots into the partition >> software, the >> > only thing>> > that works under VNC is the Tab key (!). No other keys, >> no mouse.>> > >> > I'm guessing I need to load some additional drivers to get this to >> > play>> > nice, but can anyone possibly tell me what drivers I need to get >> > additional>> > input working in Windows under Bhyve? >> > >> > Thank you in advance for any and all help, >> > Darren >> > _______________________________________________ >> > [email protected] mailing list >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization>> > To >> unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-virtualization- >> > [email protected]" >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-virtualization- >> [email protected]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
