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Date:      Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:24:12 -0500
From:      Vincent Olivier <vincent@up4.com>
To:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Arch Linux UEFI Bhyve Setup
Message-ID:  <8D5F1A67-DC29-4443-8128-B590CCC4B219@up4.com>
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Hi,

So I tried something else, that ended up not working either. :(

I booted the installer in BIOS mode, and followed the instruction to =
make the vm disk UEFI-bootable here: =
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot

I omitted the intel microcode (I don=E2=80=99t think it applies to a =
virtual machine) and I added the =E2=80=9Cconsole=3DttyS0=E2=80=9D =
option.

When booting with UEFI, I still got stuck and there was no output =
whatsoever. I used the =E2=80=9Cvm=E2=80=9D script with the =
uefi=3D=E2=80=9Cyes=E2=80=9D option.

Nothing works with UEFI console for me so I think I=E2=80=99m going to =
stick with BIOS-MBR-GRUB for now, unless you have an idea I can try=E2=80=A6=


Thanks for everything.

Vincent


> On Jan 2, 2017, at 9:18 PM, Vincent Olivier <vincent@up4.com> wrote:
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> 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,
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> Vincent
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>> Le 2 janv. 2017 =C3=A0 15:52, Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> a =
=C3=A9crit :
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>> Hi Vincent,
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>>> 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
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