On Sun, Dec 08, 2019 at 06:23:16PM +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > >
> > > Now I'd like to concentrate on the question how to start a graphical
> > > desktop environment in a bhyve guest.
> >
> > Ok, found the issue, or atleast a work around... scfb is not probing
> > correctly,
> > so create:
> > /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver-scfb.conf
> > With this in it:
> >
> > Section "Device"
> > Identifier"Card0"
> > Driver"scfb"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Your x11 should then work fine I tested with xfce
>
> Great, it works! I confirm it working with xfce and gdm (from gnome3).
>
> Had to set xhci_mouse="no", which means that the mouse pointer in the VM
> is not quite in sync with the real mouse pointer, but the GUI starts all
> right!
>
> Thank you, I think I can start testing various DEs. I've created a small
> how-to in Russian: https://victor-sudakov.dreamwidth.org/487181.html
Deepl.com did a great job translating it:
Installing FreeBSD with a graphical interface in bhyve
Dec. 8th, 2019 06:14 pm
victor_sudakov
May be useful, for example, for testing graphical desktop environments.
Sysutils/vm-bhyve is used as a shell to bhyve, net/tightvnc as a VNC client.
Since the framebuffer console is only available when booting the guest
operating system in UEFI mode (and not in bhyveload mode), you must install the
FreeBSD guest in UEFI mode.
I. The configuration of the new VM must contain the following parameters
Loader="uefi"
graphics="yes"
graphics_wait="auto"
graphics_res="1280x720"
xhci_mouse="no"
II. We start the installation as usual for UEFI guests:
vm install test1 FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
vncviewer 192.168.1.1:5900
In the EFI console, wait for the FreeBSD boot menu, then press 3 (Escape to
loader prompt). In the loader console
set boot_serial=NO
boot
When installing Auto (ZFS), you must select "Partition Scheme GPT(UEFI)",
bsdinstall will create an EFI partition and place the loader there. When
installing on UFS, you will have to manually create an EFI partition and fill
it with content from /boot/boot1.efifat.
III. On the last step of the installation (Manual Configuration):
echo 'boot_serial="NO" >> /boot/loader.conf
IV. Install the X's and the required desktop environment:
pkg install xorg gnome3
V. In /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver-scfb.conf add a section:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "scfb"
EndSection
This is important! Unless you add it, X-server will not find a framebuffer
console.
VI. Run the right graphics environment
sysrc dbus_enable=YES
sysrc hald_enable=YES
sysrc gdm_enable=YES
apply "service %1 start" dbus hald gdm
Sources:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/UEFI
Tread at
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-virtualization/2019-December/007944.html
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