From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 24 15:30:54 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A20B348F for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:30:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oa0-x232.google.com (mail-oa0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c02::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 67FEE1859 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:30:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oa0-f50.google.com with SMTP id n16so3899697oag.37 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:30:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=92KZnonDPnyXHQ2Y7JAVog8HyGnADVdFiHaUsi5AyBM=; b=i6pxFjlnKGmyWgpvvwbfFRPv1E90pJzTnX7wzkRYpGs/t0SJmsnhnEOPlfmPIUmM82 39KVMXRMHw8fqdBhmDErda360qGetQsZpS4c2+Qshr4XpvAvvt81YEjyIOZnylrDZNdF gAPPRWrDixSe8VkPu4L+9jmsVuCEC2pTTdu6TIhozw+YejfNK2lFyBWgxL2/QN4Tq1EH w4Dp4WuKXRhOnmBs+moN2swSYTA1syX0VP/vzhthhwS7URUCo+f0LEJ89kRhnTgOGU+p s9oxadPXRyS7joZJi70WDC5j5674fxmpZ6h4RoV98YNs7BBqlOCs715v55OpCX2wsTmW wB6A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.92.202 with SMTP id co10mr769386oeb.73.1390577453615; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:30:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.235.80 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:30:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20140123150005.0665e0c8@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20140123150005.0665e0c8@mail.computinginnovations.com> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:30:53 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.2 won't boot without a video console under KVM From: David Tenney To: Derek Ragona Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:30:54 -0000 Thanks for the info Derek! Unfortunately, I still receive the same crash from KVM. On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Derek Ragona < derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote: > At 01:06 PM 1/23/2014, David Tenney wrote: > > I'm trying to run a FreeBSD 9.2 64-bit installation under KVM, but am > having issues when I remove the video hardware and install a serial console > connection. The installation boots just fine when video/Cirrus hardware is > provided to the virtual machine, but once it is removed, the installation > stops at the BTX loader and causes KVM to go into Paused mode, which cannot > be returned to Running. Here is a list of adjustments that were made to > configuration files: > > /etc/ttys: > > ttyu0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure > > /boot/defaults/loader.conf: > > console="comconsole" > > /boot.config: > > echo "-hP" > /boot.config > > Any help would be great. Thanks! > > -- > David > > > > I have systems setup to do serial and regular consoles. In my setup I > access the serial console over lan via ipmitool. > > In loader.conf I have > comsole="comconsole,vidconsole" > comconsole_speed="115200" > boot_multicons="YES" > boot_serial="YES" > > Along with some hint.uart settings such as: > hint.uart.2.baud="115200" > hint.uart.2.port="0x3e8" > hint.uart.2.irq="10" > hint.uart.2.flags="0x10" > > -Derek > > ------------------------------ > > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirusprotection is active. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* , and is > believed to be clean. > -- David Tenney davidatenney@gmail.com 609-792-9740