From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Tue Dec 15 16:23:25 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 DC7A6A430FB for ; Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:23:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sm@ara-ler.com) Received: from mail-oi0-x229.google.com (mail-oi0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::229]) (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 A34931D9F for ; Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:23:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sm@ara-ler.com) Received: by mail-oi0-x229.google.com with SMTP id o124so7897058oia.1 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:23:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ara-ler-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=MznOKPzwGNkuC4gvZTV8dH381+vWfzU9oJ1bHx/mntE=; b=f7+cwMbGedPrXizLfLNYjrG+O2R3HXlheNkhHjkhIJWynO3b8KAZRIsACfpiBemZXE Vnatj7UkVDklkP6FZEzWe0xsCY2L8AUNDCvRxH2FlurhfIYrfAcId3KcwXpri40Kobnq lOjL89yHahguXTfuF8p76ILeSJFr7tfHyhA25tc65bFsIPSTw48JI6/+itydG8MMb13b Y2I1TRrLdIjqKyBgsSYygVebq2MEEmvosvi0IT2dI94b5ASoClxGrfyI7I6XxBE9bdWp mlqTyj5vmfCbvi3yXqHVaPvVc8k06CcE1alo0CGgpetRrZi+xCONFrkegGZIDjAvOI9I NBWg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=MznOKPzwGNkuC4gvZTV8dH381+vWfzU9oJ1bHx/mntE=; b=BHEfVJviiNa5eCgU7shZ5lR/1uD4LozOLshbGjmD76i4Rr8Lj061iL5dyHZthiMsF/ U++4wBT1KvuXX+IsRKzfWSd9W1o+ydJ1YqRPJ43LueWSz1CNBytYbidbaDdWjKiNFheP kvqFC/Lo/X1GZbj7J3q3RrLNTU85urEPHNQrj1RVoL+3oF8t0FTmKIA7qtFhdflXukyU fqIDeNULtVPvq1ezcFifgk/9v0lGPrLlwWown2EPYxfTk38ufpZnm8zPZGkjSnhyHj46 MN5Qo8HtGbOlmWYcGLQ6OP8zjwJppkNSrQpUI9mYPUBAsG6ffLJZQ95pYVutTbolJhSE hEoQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkRDrRgY+R61gH2GJg3WIj1O/W1m4W9KpSqNujvLW+6MByBT0E+Sza5/e+lJa31JNX0V/DEoQgTgmLiMRRiC7Gh9dLrvw== X-Received: by 10.202.81.5 with SMTP id f5mr14831807oib.72.1450196603580; Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:23:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from debian.ara-ler.com ([50.243.135.133]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r82sm689320oib.10.2015.12.15.08.23.22 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:23:22 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:23:20 -0700 From: Sergey Manucharian To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows support in bhyve Message-ID: <20151215162320.GF9504@debian.ara-ler.com> References: <561187FB.8040506@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <561187FB.8040506@freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) 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: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:23:25 -0000 Excerpts from Peter Grehan's message from Sun 04-Oct-15 13:11: > As of r288524, bhyve has preliminary support to run Windows in headless > mode using UEFI firmware. > > Since it's headless, the install process consists of modifying the > Windows install ISO to include an 'unattend' XML script that automates > the install, and also inserting the virtio network driver currently > required by bhyve. > > This has been tested with 64-bit Windows Server 2k12r2 and 2k16 tp3, and > Windows 10. The server versions are recommended since they have serial > console support, whereas the desktop install is a black-screen experience. > > ISO repack instructions at: > http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/bhyve_uefi/windows_iso_repack.txt > > Install/run instructions at: > http://people.freebsd.org/~grehan/bhyve_uefi/windows_install.txt > > Please give this a try and report back on how it goes. > Another report: Windows 2012 works perfectly. FreeBSD 11-CURRENT on Thinkpad T430. Also I was able to pass through USB3 controller to Windows. Thinkpad has another USB2 controller which I kept with FreeBSD. Thanks! Sergey