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Date:      Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:06:37 -0600
From:      The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
To:        Matt Churchyard <matt.churchyard@userve.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Windows 2016 Server
Message-ID:  <20161025060637.GA20650@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
In-Reply-To: <33e8e02d845145918591d25196402491@SERVER.ad.usd-group.com>
References:  <20161021183120.GA21232@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> <20161021190122.GA30602@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610212216310.22551@z.fncre.vasb> <0406d06f-aa1a-677c-775a-b09a3ebd3073@freebsd.org> <20161021222342.GA80184@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> <33e8e02d845145918591d25196402491@SERVER.ad.usd-group.com>

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On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 08:07:13AM +0000, Matt Churchyard wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 03:21:10PM -0700, Peter Grehan wrote:
> > >> [Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file 
> > >> [D:\autounattend.xml] for pass [windowsPE]. The answer file is 
> > >> invalid.]
> > >
> > > Something is wrong with your autounattend.xml file.
> > 
> >   Still working on the 2k16 unattend file. Unfortunately things have 
> > changed from TP5 in a non-obvious way :(
> > 
> >   A workaround is to do a GUI install.
> > 
> > later,
> > 
> > Peter.
> 
> > Please explain what you mean by a GUI install.
> 
> Not sure if anyone's replied directly to you -
> 
> 1) Make sure you are running at least 11-RELEASE
> 
> 2) Use an "off-the-shelf" Windows install CD
> 
> 3) Add the following to your bhyve command
> 
>         -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:5900,w=800,h=600,wait
>         -s 30,xhci,tablet
> 
> 4) Run bhyve and then use a VNC client to connect and install using the normal Windows GUI
>

Well all right did follow https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/UEFI


My next question is after the initial install is done,
how do I followup on the next step , i.e. to see if the VM is booting.

> Matt

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