Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 23:44:17 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@FreeBSD.org> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org, Matthew Grooms <mgrooms@shrew.net> Subject: Re: failing to install 11.1R on VMWare Message-ID: <20180406234417.0000744d@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201804061830.w36IUQbj004046@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> References: <20180406204010.00006e84@FreeBSD.org> <201804061830.w36IUQbj004046@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
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On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 11:30:26 -0700 (PDT) "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> wrote: > > On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 08:39:27 -0700 (PDT) > > "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> wrote: > > > > > > 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). [ .. ] > > I relocated the VM on one of the 6.5.0 hosts (just the VM, not > > anything else) and got the same result trying to boot the 10.4R > > boot-only ISO). Would it make any diff if I create the VM from > > scratch on that host? > > Um, moving .vmx files around between versions of vsphere has to be > done with a good deal of care, and given your having "issues" to > start with I would not add that complexity to this problem. > > Create an new empty vm on 6.5.0, and use HW level 8, that is portable > accross 5.5 to 6.5. > > Also try sticking with ONLY IDE disks and cdrom, that might > be causing an issue. OK I created a new machine, almost with defaults (changed the disk to IDE and independent-nonpersistent, put the CDROM on the same controller) on 6.5.0 with Compatibility set to ESXi 5.0 and later (VM version 8) and the installer booted OK, got to the welcome screen. I'll play more tomorrow since it's almost midnight and I have to be up in 4h. Many thanks for the help. Here's the vmx of it: >>> .encoding = "UTF-8" config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "8" nvram = "FREEBSD-test2.nvram" pciBridge0.present = "TRUE" svga.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge4.functions = "8" pciBridge5.present = "TRUE" pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge5.functions = "8" pciBridge6.present = "TRUE" pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge6.functions = "8" pciBridge7.present = "TRUE" pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge7.functions = "8" vmci0.present = "TRUE" hpet0.present = "TRUE" memSize = "1024" sched.cpu.units = "mhz" sched.cpu.affinity = "all" sched.cpu.latencySensitivity = "normal" sched.mem.affinity = "all" powerType.powerOff = "default" powerType.suspend = "default" powerType.reset = "default" scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" scsi0.present = "TRUE" ide0:0.fileName = "FREEBSD-test2.vmdk" ide0:0.mode = "independent-nonpersistent" sched.ide0:0.shares = "normal" sched.ide0:0.throughputCap = "off" ide0:0.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network" ethernet0.addressType = "vpx" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:8d:99:50" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" ide0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image" ide0:1.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/59258945-94251612-6fa4-3c4a92e1d6b8/ISO/FreeBSD-11.1-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso" ide0:1.present = "TRUE" floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE" floppy0.clientDevice = "TRUE" floppy0.fileName = "vmware-null-remote-floppy" displayName = "FREEBSD-test2" guestOS = "freebsd-64" toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "TRUE" toolScripts.afterResume = "TRUE" toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "TRUE" toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "TRUE" uuid.bios = "42 0d 6c 09 83 cf 81 5d-12 6d a8 de 4d 1a 3a d6" vc.uuid = "50 0d 05 1e 9d 59 64 6a-c5 a8 b4 1b b4 f6 55 9a" migrate.hostLog = "FREEBSD-test2-490e49c9.hlog" sched.cpu.min = "0" sched.cpu.shares = "normal" sched.mem.min = "0" sched.mem.minSize = "0" sched.mem.shares = "normal" numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "1" numa.autosize.cookie = "10001" sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/59258945-94251612-6fa4-3c4a92e1d6b8/FREEBSD-test2/FREEBSD-test2-6b4fc32b.vswp" uuid.location = "56 4d af 84 7d ea 6b 51-e6 40 16 dd 81 07 1c 64" ide0:0.redo = "" pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17" pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21" pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22" pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23" pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24" scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16" ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32" vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33" vmci0.id = "1293564630" hostCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69" hostCPUID.1 = "000306e40020080077bee3ffbfebfbff" hostCPUID.80000001 = "0000000000000000000000012c100800" guestCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69" guestCPUID.1 = "000306e400010800969822030fabfbff" guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800" userCPUID.0 = "0000000d756e65476c65746e49656e69" userCPUID.1 = "000306e400010800969822030fabfbff" userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800" evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE" monitor.phys_bits_used = "40" vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304" cleanShutdown = "TRUE" softPowerOff = "FALSE" >>> And here's the one that fails to boot: >>> .encoding = "UTF-8" config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "11" nvram = "FREEBSD TESTE.nvram" pciBridge0.present = "TRUE" svga.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge4.functions = "8" pciBridge5.present = "TRUE" pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge5.functions = "8" pciBridge6.present = "TRUE" pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge6.functions = "8" pciBridge7.present = "TRUE" pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge7.functions = "8" vmci0.present = "TRUE" hpet0.present = "TRUE" numvcpus = "2" memSize = "4" sched.cpu.units = "mhz" sched.cpu.affinity = "all" sched.mem.affinity = "all" powerType.powerOff = "soft" powerType.suspend = "hard" powerType.reset = "soft" scsi0.present = "TRUE" scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk" scsi0:0.fileName = "FREEBSD TESTE.vmdk" sched.scsi0:0.shares = "normal" sched.scsi0:0.throughputCap = "off" scsi0:0.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network" ethernet0.addressType = "vpx" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:8d:16:12" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image" ide1:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/59258945-94251612-6fa4-3c4a92e1d6b8/ISO/FreeBSD-10.4-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso" ide1:0.present = "TRUE" floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE" floppy0.clientDevice = "TRUE" floppy0.fileName = "vmware-null-remote-floppy" displayName = "FREEBSD TESTE" guestOS = "freebsd-64" toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "TRUE" toolScripts.afterResume = "TRUE" toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "TRUE" toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "TRUE" uuid.bios = "42 0d 30 04 8a 71 92 9b-43 6e b2 94 90 6a ac 3a" vc.uuid = "50 0d de ad cb e0 9b 3c-f1 1c d5 56 2e 98 d9 a5" sched.cpu.min = "0" sched.cpu.shares = "normal" sched.mem.min = "0" sched.mem.minSize = "0" sched.mem.shares = "normal" virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted" sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/59258945-94251612-6fa4-3c4a92e1d6b8/FREEBSD TESTE/FREEBSD TESTE-b65a4b76.vswp" replay.supported = "FALSE" replay.filename = "" migrate.hostlog = "./FREEBSD TESTE-b65a4b76.hlog" scsi0:0.redo = "" pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17" pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21" pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22" pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23" pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24" scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16" ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32" vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33" vmci0.id = "-1872057286" monitor.phys_bits_used = "42" vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304" vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "4194304" cleanShutdown = "TRUE" softPowerOff = "FALSE" tools.remindInstall = "FALSE" scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 64 8a 71 92 90" sata0.pciSlotNumber = "34" sata0.present = "TRUE" config.readOnly = "FALSE" numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "2" numa.autosize.cookie = "20001" >>> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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