Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:49:35 +0100 From: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> To: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Problem installing Windows 7 guest with bhyve Message-ID: <1824311.EnoYUHA41c@curlew>
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I've followed these steps to use vm-bhyve to install a Windows 7 guest on my FreeBSD 12.1 system based on the instructions at http://srobb.net/vm-bhyve.html pkg install vm-bhyve bhyve-firmware zfs create home/NOBACKUP/vm Added vm_enable="YES" and vm_dir="zfs:home/NOBACKUP/vm" to /etc/rc.conf cp /usr/local/share/examples/vm-bhyve/* /nobackup/vm/.templates vm switch create public vm switch add public re0 Placed a copy of the Windows 7 installation ISO into /nobackup/vm/.iso vm create -t windows -s 40G win7 vm install win7 win7.iso vncviewer :5900 The Windows installer started , although it did not respond to my mouse I was able to navigate through the first stages of setup using the keyboard as far as the disk setup screen where I selected 'Disk 0 Unallocated Space' and clicked 'Next'. The installation was then cancelled with the message "Windows could not format a partition on disk 0. The error occurred while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code: 0x80070057" -- Mike Clarke
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