From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Fri Apr 6 07:32:21 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 896E9F8C45A for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 07:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from itetcu@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2125E6A72D for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 07:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from itetcu@FreeBSD.org) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id CFA6FF8C459; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 07:32:20 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: current@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBEE9F8C458 for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 07:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from itetcu@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mx.tetcu.info (mx.tetcu.info [217.19.15.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F7D6A72B for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 07:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from itetcu@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (vpn.classit.ro [31.14.161.42]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx.tetcu.info (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0A78F46660D; Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:32:18 +0300 (EEST) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:32:13 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: "Rodney W. Grimes" Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: failing to install 11.1R on VMWare Message-ID: <20180406103213.00004eac@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201804060538.w365cpRY001165@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> References: <20180405233547.000061b5@FreeBSD.org> <201804060538.w365cpRY001165@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.28; i686-w64-mingw32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 180405-12, 2018-04-05), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 07:32:21 -0000 On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 22:38:51 -0700 (PDT) "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD on : > > VMWare ESXi, 6.0.0, 5050593 > > > > Guest OS: FreeBSD (64-bit) > > Compatibility: ESXi 6.0 and later (VM version 11) > > > > For 11.1R I'm getting the boot menu, then: > > /boot/kernel/kernel text=014972f8 > > elf64_loadimage: read failed > > can't load file: '/boot/kernel/kernel': input/output error > > ... > > (for 10.4R similar just with a different address). > > > > SCSI Adapatr for the VM is set to LSI Logic (but I've tried with the > > other available options with the same result). > > > > VMWare docs list both 10 and 11 as being compatible with this > > version of ESXi. > > Any pointers to get through this will be greatly appreciated, I > > didn't found anything on the net, and I need a sane system to play > > with when I'm getting tired of the ton of Linux distros I'm forced > > to use. > > Try setting the BIOS emulation to BIOS instead of UEFI. The WM is set: Firmware: BIOS. Boot Delay: 0ms Force BIOS setup: No Failed boot recovery: Do not automatically retry after virtual machine fails to find a boot device EFI Secure Boot: Disabled > And what image are you trying to boot from? > Are you trying to boot from a cd attached via vsphere client? or > is it a file on the server? I've uploaded the ISOs on one of the data stores on the server, didn't even tried from the client. > I usually use a .ISO when working with ESXi and FreeBSD as a guest. I'll try with the vmdk image of the release now. > I run these guest on ESXi 5.5 and ESXi 6.5, I do not have any 6.0.0. Hm, I guess I could try on 6.5 as an other cluster with has hosts running VMware ESXi, 6.5.0, 4564106 -- IOnut --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus