Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:14:10 +0200 From: "Patrick M. Hausen" <hausen@punkt.de> To: Matt Churchyard <matt.churchyard@userve.net> Cc: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org>, Joe Maloney <jmaloney@ixsystems.com>, Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Issue encountered booting FreeBSD STABLE and CURRENT snapshots with EFI Message-ID: <6224D45B-AAEF-480A-97D4-438E653E7B62@punkt.de> In-Reply-To: <096c805a0aa84bf3bcff3256b9a22a14@SERVER.ad.usd-group.com> References: <CAFvkmYM=YOAHGqA4H15jX69h2B7vWQ7LrkpcjVUNZri5UCG9aQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAFvkmYMJFJUr38pM=3S4=f%2B=rvL4rXct3YBbqWp8zTJ5JWrBXQ@mail.gmail.com> <dfc20018-3120-704f-7c18-597600f9cdc8@freebsd.org> <CACNAnaHc43PhfsXTLxpcwjede0pQoeGOQUpO3ohTLbos-i_SRw@mail.gmail.com> <CACNAnaGpX9%2BFG-_Y2bNAXON_-03DebudCuYuRQPv4_XBSpvuyg@mail.gmail.com> <CAOfEmZhTrk7jg9SV88BhFw0oLqEPgr9-1yzwQvrFSrz2RqSSRg@mail.gmail.com> <CACNAnaGK66vi5DepZKr9163YykO7%2Bz55dbqbupjXhWjbzUv8FA@mail.gmail.com> <CAOfEmZgK8_g8pQdrM0kCjspnquVF7K7i2GPwB-60Eb7h5YPD%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAFvkmYMgN%2BCZUX=oPKscX=dNaqTGiqRnjUtmAUHEN3Ncnr7kkw@mail.gmail.com> <CACNAnaFp5VLjF_XWtZTcD2k9VxDBrsXPGv%2BnXbuJx2rMV_m15Q@mail.gmail.com> <096c805a0aa84bf3bcff3256b9a22a14@SERVER.ad.usd-group.com>
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Hi all, > Am 23.03.2018 um 14:19 schrieb Matt Churchyard = <matt.churchyard@userve.net>: > The original reason for null.iso was due to notes on the bhyve wiki > https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/Windows >=20 > " The install.iso is only required for the first boot of Windows = Server and must be removed from the bhyve command after the first boot. = Desktop editions of Windows require that a null install.iso file remains = and it can be created with touch install.iso" >=20 > At the time the UEFI support was primarily used for loading Windows = guests, and some desktop versions apparently needed an empty iso file to = boot. I was not able to verify which guests needed this file and so it = was supplied to all, as it seemed to have no ill effects on the server = versions of Windows I was testing with. this looks like a piece of outdated folklore to me. At least all = versions from Windows 7 SP1 onwards boot from CD into a dialog reading like "press a key to boot from CD" and fail over to the hard disk if you = don't. So the installation continues as it should. I installed Windows 7 and 10 numerous times and never had to use that "null.iso" hack. Patrick --=20 punkt.de GmbH Internet - Dienstleistungen - Beratung Kaiserallee 13a Tel.: 0721 9109-0 Fax: -100 76133 Karlsruhe info@punkt.de http://punkt.de AG Mannheim 108285 Gf: Juergen Egeling
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