Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 13:41:37 +0300 From: Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org> To: Nicolas Gilles <nicolas.gilles@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Illumos support in bhyve Message-ID: <20151108104136.GA2188@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> In-Reply-To: <CANwv7WsodVqfBsmaKzywrBjCzFrquNrJFGmQth9TsQwPq%2BeTjQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <56118B2B.2040101@freebsd.org> <20151105173717.GB2025@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> <de0ca5c8aa61db33686bf7f464c19452@ptree32.com.au> <20151106153332.GB1881@kloomba.lvv.mirantis.net> <CANwv7WsodVqfBsmaKzywrBjCzFrquNrJFGmQth9TsQwPq%2BeTjQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nicolas Gilles wrote: > SmartOS is built to work that way, booting from an "static" ISO or USB > or PXE, and just using the hard-drives in the system as store for the > zones + vms, the os "drives" is loaded into memory. >=20 > In a VM, it's not going to change you much to boot form a virtual DVD > drive vs virtual HD install, what troubles you booting from the ISO? Sorry, I should have made myself more clear: my question about self-contained image that does not need an ISO to boot was not SmartOS specific, but general, mainly regarding FreeBSD images or, say, Linux images. > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@freebsd.org> wro= te: > > grehan@freebsd.org wrote: > > > >> Hi Roman, > >> > >> > I tried this instruction and I was able to get into smartos > >> > installation. I choose all the default options there, it reported > >> > successful installation. Then I dropped 'ahci-cd' part, but I cannot > >> > get > >> > smartos boot. > >> > >> For smartos, the CD should always be left there since that's the boot > >> media. The first boot just detects that the hard drive is empty which > >> triggers the install. > > > > Ah, I see. It works now, thanks! > > > >> > And, by the way, is it possible to run FreeBSD using UEFI? > >> > > >> > I encountered problems with that as well: > >> > > >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-virtualization/2015-Nove= mber/003904.html > >> > > >> > Any hints how to debug this are appreciated. > >> > >> The VM images don't include the UEFI loader. You'll have to boot from > >> the ISO for that, and force serial console output at the loader prompt. > > > > Is it possible to prepare an image that would not require booting from > > the ISO? > > > > Roman Bogorodskiy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-virtualization-unsubscribe@free= bsd.org" Roman Bogorodskiy --9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJWPybfAAoJEMltX/4IwiJqrSAH/05xcl4daiO6fj5iRscwBbqS 6Erzls3tCihkKNNHA3BcDus6LDkN0e5HXzRUMcW/txRlkZ9I0cc5KQoGC2CsqDtf aKKXZOrM2XLMsMSLV20v+vPWcOeuF0u6vIMciMxc5H13lZ416czEmur8NT+NBRPu mWWSpCEj/25ZzjjIlAMg9skc2PNFeOdmkXpQE7WQMb4I9c2wSBsVawIqYWd0Nx7/ Sb3/VD05Vd3UIMjj7ctBUQEf5UJZQcX1ZCyyL7QyFA1I8AUx1VwuzRXO26k6vNyT SboLC3Obiao8Czjpwa6DvkmO6E+XAeYkAX9QmLiU70uTsUjb9tKAVZgrIdn13bM= =dXud -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9amGYk9869ThD9tj--
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