Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:15:46 +0200 From: Joel Dahl <joel@vnode.se> To: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> Cc: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 and vmware 5.1 esxi (not a duplicate) Message-ID: <F48C7275-F50D-4B14-9381-7162F660D2BF@vnode.se> In-Reply-To: <53B2772B.7020408@jetcafe.org> References: <53B21009.5000901@jetcafe.org> <20140701013604.GU1216@hub.FreeBSD.org> <53B211B2.9040806@jetcafe.org> <20140701014948.GV1216@hub.FreeBSD.org> <53B21DDE.1080407@jetcafe.org> <20140701023443.GX1216@hub.FreeBSD.org> <53B22006.7090603@jetcafe.org> <20140701024556.GY1216@hub.FreeBSD.org> <53B2772B.7020408@jetcafe.org>
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1 jul 2014 kl. 10:54 skrev Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>: > On 06/30/2014 19:45, Glen Barber wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:42:14PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote: >>> On 06/30/2014 19:34, Glen Barber wrote: >>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:33:02PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote: >>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:49, Glen Barber wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:41:06PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote: >>>>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:36, Glen Barber wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:34:01PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote: >>>>>>>>> This may look like a duplicate of >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <53B1DB21.7020900@jetcafe.org> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> but it isn't. It's the same issue, but now it also belongs to the stock ISO. >>>>>>>>> We tested the stock FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 iso on vmware 5.1 esxi as a guest. It >>>>>>>>> says clearly >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CD Loader 1.2 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> and then there's screen gibberish which seems to indicate something is not >>>>>>>>> found. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can you provide a screenshot? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You may use this: http://www.jetcafe.org/dave/93_RC2b.pdf >>>>>> >>>>>> This is, unfortunately, not useful information. We will need much more >>>>>> information, including exactly how the VM was created, what options were >>>>>> enabled / disabled for the VM, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Reciprocally, I need to know exactly what you need. So far I have >>>>> >>>>> - How the VM was created >>>>> - What VM options there were >>>>> >>>>> What else would you need, exactly and completely? >>>> >>>> Well, let's start with these two. Can you actually provide them? >>> >>> The issue is that I am between you and someone at a hosting provider. This >>> hosting provider interaction is not real time. Thus, I would like to queue >>> as many information requests in one transaction as I can. >>> >>> I've forwarded this request in the interests of some measure of efficiency. >>> I will get back to you with the response. >>> >> >> Understood. > > Here's the response I got. It's not much, but it's a start. We are dealing with vmware 5.1 esxi build 1157734. The VM was created via the vSphere client with these settings: > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Guest Operating System Version: FreeBSD(64-bit) > > 20G vDisk > 1 vCPU > 2G vRAM > LSI SAS SCSI Controller > Single NIC (VMXNet3) > > Virtual Hardware Version: vmx-09 > > CD/DVD: > Connect at power on. > Datastore ISO File: mapped to the ISO file provided. > > BIOS boot order configured to boot from CD-ROM first. > ----------------------------------------------------- > All other settings are at default. FWIW, installing 9.3-RC2 amd64 on ESXi 5.5 works here. VM was created with the ”fat” vSphere client (not the web gui). Virtual hardware version is 8. All settings are at default. — Joel
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