Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 08:39:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@freebsd.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: failing to install 11.1R on VMWare Message-ID: <201804061539.w36FdRZc003220@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <20180406103213.00004eac@FreeBSD.org>
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> On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 22:38:51 -0700 (PDT) > "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> 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 Those all look good from my experience. > > 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. Ok, so that is also the same procedure I am trying. Now, which .ISO is it? Maybe you have a broken snapshots. Lots of bootcode work has been going on in -current. Can you try the 11.1 release ISO either i386 or amd64? I know that installs as I have done that many times. > > 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 have NOT ever tried that, so have no data there. > > 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 It should just work, I have played with ESXi 6.0.0 at one time or another and would have a good recollection if I had issues booting any FreeBSD distributions on it. At present I do not have any 6.0.0 running, though I could fix that in a matter of minutes. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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