From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Wed Dec 27 22:31:15 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@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 B54C3E82069; Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:31:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@komquats.com) Received: from smtp-out-so.shaw.ca (smtp-out-so.shaw.ca [64.59.136.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 698DF7B5E1; Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:31:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@komquats.com) Received: from spqr.komquats.com ([96.50.22.10]) by shaw.ca with ESMTPA id UKEAemyLhb3YIUKEBeHT9Y; Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:31:12 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=J/va1EvS c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=jvE2nwUzI0ECrNeyr98KWA==:117 a=jvE2nwUzI0ECrNeyr98KWA==:17 a=ocR9PWop10UA:10 a=YxBL1-UpAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=gG4suzkTnGaVT7dcZ6YA:9 a=Lep1XYZ0wGAbpZAW:21 a=q8-Z87JhJnZApf8S:21 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=PLpP4ctxackZs43qJlkA:9 a=FjOSnLTqnpTALeEM:21 a=OqxMexbwkKxuhw4z:21 a=a-Dni1MZVWkbyNyE:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=Ia-lj3WSrqcvXOmTRaiG:22 a=IjZwj45LgO3ly-622nXo:22 Received: from [25.81.38.66] (unknown [24.114.38.70]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 810548A5; Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:31:09 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Cy Schubert Subject: RE: Running dual boot windows inside of bhyve Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:31:20 -0800 To: Rebecca Cran , Alan Somers , Aryeh Friedman CC: "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" , FreeBSD Mailing List , FreeBSD Mailing List Message-Id: <20171227223109.810548A5@spqr.komquats.com> X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfEYx265y4VVp/44qoZlDlXaMKzXY3PIaH3fPGmPunZoacvX7qlG3D7n2VDBj203/xA5Wq6htcOnzjyzLGppXz+k+heTAtyFUSyQkiaBeQxb9tFDBIoN6 QEBIw6jgkdBMlOBTii+L8b365E11NFEbxytCg3YUqPJsH8YfKh9ZOJ8dNF8QiG3kGsQ7i05HjoEDLKP+g6Dyall30IkN209TWBSL6//xCYj0nM+BBiY1GYZ7 3O2y6VD+ChELUYnYPLU6bKbGNLi/oQTkbprrjutUdTaqp6rt9DguGhXUPjeeo79NuKpNRgCnLnACSeZ8VEWd1A9qHh+7z46sZK/qYjr3wLdLhgy89JdVyOf7 A5tHq3GzcDaSsMjzlMbCEqW8cPmL1w== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:31:15 -0000 I've had no issues when I p2v Windows partitions. In the case of my laptop,= which has 3 FreeBSD partitions and a Windows partition, I've had no licens= ing issues interchangeably booting it under VirtualBox under FreeBSD or on = the bare metal. --- Sent using a tiny phone keyboard. Apologies for any typos and autocorrect. Also, this old phone only supports top post. Apologies. Cy Schubert or The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. --- -----Original Message----- From: Rebecca Cran Sent: 27/12/2017 09:37 To: Alan Somers; Aryeh Friedman Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org; FreeBSD Mailing List; FreeBSD Maili= ng List Subject: Re: Running dual boot windows inside of bhyve On 12/27/2017 10:15 AM, Alan Somers wrote: > > I fear that you may be out of luck. Windows deliberately frustrates this > use case by profiling its hardware at installation time and at every boot > thereafter. If the hardware changes too much, then Windows demands a new > license fee. Moving from physical hardware to a VM would probably trip > every one of its alarms. Fortunately modern versions at least allow you to move the installation=20 to a different machine without requiring a reinstall. You might be told=20 you need to relicense it, and it will take some time to reconfigure=20 itself to the new hardware it finds itself running on, but it'll work at=20 least. --=20 Rebecca _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"