From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Sat Nov 7 21:38:06 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DF09A29705 for ; Sat, 7 Nov 2015 21:38:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nicolas.gilles@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vk0-x22c.google.com (mail-vk0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c05::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B6D501A91 for ; Sat, 7 Nov 2015 21:38:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nicolas.gilles@gmail.com) Received: by vkfw189 with SMTP id w189so35924654vkf.2 for ; Sat, 07 Nov 2015 13:38:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=0cGAh0gNH/3U44Bsah878Pnw5TsBj1F6yLZ+gpIUf8M=; b=bLk6bTl2pymA1+ijAZ1UvEzgOx2bQ0xG29ZPT0NBp4QMAhm4BoDlLF8jvCPHzQOc8u ojflgUxQsSsAaIS0JOJDTWYc7BflWD3IrtS9nj2/rpKDdaxXV2zhstG105ShaH7l0wmn +kO/I9AguBfqno7mIFS7m+MUQl+TJ32cBB75iCvcDnuKytaNLrNUsWB0WRyqZfjSsRVD UxfeyqqVKxFtqfcO3n1+AK1lSUw4Y+MQTKrqwZ+C1v+BmNABA6E3yMaKfwExP3oSFYmN tpSUQPZShk7CR4rSnxT93LNwFD7zkAVa8HjIPaM/6wQLvx+3ikSghN5P7+wWnSyfz1uY /Mtw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.31.134.193 with SMTP id i184mr21680213vkd.64.1446932284568; Sat, 07 Nov 2015 13:38:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.31.106.199 with HTTP; Sat, 7 Nov 2015 13:38:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20151106153332.GB1881@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> References: <56118B2B.2040101@freebsd.org> <20151105173717.GB2025@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> <20151106153332.GB1881@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 22:38:04 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Illumos support in bhyve From: Nicolas Gilles To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:38:06 -0000 SmartOS is built to work that way, booting from an "static" ISO or USB or PXE, and just using the hard-drives in the system as store for the zones + vms, the os "drives" is loaded into memory. In a VM, it's not going to change you much to boot form a virtual DVD drive vs virtual HD install, what troubles you booting from the ISO? On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote: > grehan@freebsd.org wrote: > >> Hi Roman, >> >> > I tried this instruction and I was able to get into smartos >> > installation. I choose all the default options there, it reported >> > successful installation. Then I dropped 'ahci-cd' part, but I cannot >> > get >> > smartos boot. >> >> For smartos, the CD should always be left there since that's the boot >> media. The first boot just detects that the hard drive is empty which >> triggers the install. > > Ah, I see. It works now, thanks! > >> > And, by the way, is it possible to run FreeBSD using UEFI? >> > >> > I encountered problems with that as well: >> > >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-virtualization/2015-November/003904.html >> > >> > Any hints how to debug this are appreciated. >> >> The VM images don't include the UEFI loader. You'll have to boot from >> the ISO for that, and force serial console output at the loader prompt. > > Is it possible to prepare an image that would not require booting from > the ISO? > > Roman Bogorodskiy