From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Thu Jan 5 14:26:05 2017 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 699E7CA0202 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:26:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vincent@up4.com) Received: from smtp85.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (smtp85.iad3a.emailsrvr.com [173.203.187.85]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49BAA1674 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:26:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vincent@up4.com) Received: from smtp11.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp11.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 547A65413 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:25:55 -0500 (EST) X-Auth-ID: vincent@up4.com Received: by smtp11.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: vincent-AT-up4.com) with ESMTPSA id 324EC51FC for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:25:54 -0500 (EST) X-Sender-Id: vincent@up4.com Received: from trois.up4.com ([UNAVAILABLE]. [69.55.250.226]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA) by 0.0.0.0:465 (trex/5.7.12); Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:25:55 -0500 From: Vincent Olivier Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Initramfs unpacking failed: junk in compressed archive Message-Id: <13122A00-0B9A-423F-BD9A-F2596C80A173@up4.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:25:52 -0500 To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:26:05 -0000 Hello, I want to try the Alpine Linux =E2=80=9CVIRTUAL=E2=80=9D ISO because it = seems everybody is going this way nowadays: = https://fr.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.5/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.5.0-x= 86_64.iso I=E2=80=99m using the =E2=80=9Cvm-bhyve=E2=80=9D scripts and based on = the =E2=80=9Calpine.conf=E2=80=9D template here: = https://github.com/churchers/vm-bhyve/blob/master/sample-templates/alpine.= conf I made my own template to match the paths for the =E2=80=9CVIRTUAL=E2=80=9D= ISO because they are slightly different: grub_install0=3D"linux /boot/vmlinuz-virtgrsec = initrd=3D/boot/initramfs-virtgrsec alpine_dev=3Dcdrom:iso9660 = modules=3Dloop,squashfs,sd-mod,usb-storage quiet=E2=80=9D grub_install1=3D"initrd /boot/initramfs-virtgrsec=E2=80=9D And it seems to load the linux image but it chokes on the = =E2=80=9Cinitramfs=E2=80=9D with this message: "Initramfs unpacking = failed: junk in compressed archive=E2=80=9D I know it has something to do with the compression of the image, but I = wouldn=E2=80=99t know how to solve it. My intention is to install it using GRUB and after running the install = scripts on the ZFS volume, I will try to have it support EFI according = to this wiki page: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Create_UEFI_boot_USB But I can=E2=80=99t even get it to boot the MBR installer=E2=80=A6 If someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great! Thanks, Vincent=