From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Tue Jan 3 02:26:39 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 358C9C9C3AF for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2017 02:26:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vincent@up4.com) Received: from smtp101.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (smtp101.ord1c.emailsrvr.com [108.166.43.101]) (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 181191AA7 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2017 02:26:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vincent@up4.com) Received: from smtp21.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp21.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 07577C0310 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:18:10 -0500 (EST) X-Auth-ID: vincent@up4.tv Received: by smtp21.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: vincent-AT-up4.tv) with ESMTPSA id DCBB9C0129 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:18:09 -0500 (EST) X-Sender-Id: vincent@up4.tv Received: from [192.168.0.9] (216-46-32-34.telebecinternet.net [216.46.32.34]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA) by 0.0.0.0:465 (trex/5.7.12); Mon, 02 Jan 2017 21:18:10 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Arch Linux UEFI Bhyve Setup From: Vincent Olivier In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:18:09 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <680F62F7-9FD7-4FB3-A60A-DED3C784BE7F@up4.com> To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org 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: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:26:39 -0000 Hi Peter! Thanks for this. I=E2=80=99m going to look at how to rebuild = an Archlinux ISO with that extra option later this week and see how it = goes. Regards, Vincent > Le 2 janv. 2017 =C3=A0 15:52, Peter Grehan a = =C3=A9crit : >=20 > Hi Vincent, >=20 >> I guess my resolution for 2017 is more clarity. >>=20 >> So what I mean to know with this experiment is simply this: can UEFI >> be used with a serial console (i.e.: without a graphic console), if >> so, is it preferable over GRUB for Linux distros that support UEFI? >>=20 >> Until I am positive about using UEFI over serial console, I will >> stick to GRUB but if someone coule elaborate on this, I would >> appreciate it greatly! >=20 > It does work, but you have to either edit the grub.conf on the install = ISO and repack, or get in quick and edit the grub command line and add a = 'console=3DttyS0' option. >=20 > grub-bhyve auto-inserts the serial console line into the linux kernel = boot options which is why it appears a little more seamless. >=20 > UEFI does have the advantage that the system is self-consistent - any = boot filesystem can be used, whereas grub-bhyve only understands the = ones that are built into it. >=20 > later, >=20 > Peter. >=20