Re: FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 and vmware 5.1 esxi (not a duplicate)

1 jul 2014 kl. 10:54 skrev Dave Hayes <[e-mail]>:

> On 06/30/2014 19:45, Glen Barber wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:42:14PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>> On 06/30/2014 19:34, Glen Barber wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:33:02PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:49, Glen Barber wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:41:06PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:36, Glen Barber wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:34:01PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>>>>>>> This may look like a duplicate of
>>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>>>   <[e-mail]>
>>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>>> but it isn't. It's the same issue, but now it also belongs to the=
 stock ISO.
>>>>>>>>> We tested the stock FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 iso on vmware 5.1 esxi as a g=
uest. It
>>>>>>>>> says clearly
>>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>>>   CD Loader 1.2
>>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>>> and then there's screen gibberish which seems to indicate somethi=
ng is not
>>>>>>>>> found.
>>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>>> Can you provide a screenshot?
>>>>>>> =

>>>>>>> You may use this:  http://www.jetcafe.org/dave/93_RC2b.pdf
>>>>>> =

>>>>>> This is, unfortunately, not useful information.  We will need much m=
ore
>>>>>> information, including exactly how the VM was created, what options =
were
>>>>>> enabled / disabled for the VM, etc.
>>>>> =

>>>>> Reciprocally, I need to know exactly what you need. So far I have
>>>>> =

>>>>> - How the VM was created
>>>>> - What VM options there were
>>>>> =

>>>>> What else would you need, exactly and completely?
>>>> =

>>>> Well, let's start with these two.  Can you actually provide them?
>>> =

>>> The issue is that I am between you and someone at a hosting provider. T=
his
>>> hosting provider interaction is not real time. Thus, I would like to qu=
eue
>>> as many information requests in one transaction as I can.
>>> =

>>> I've forwarded this request in the interests of some measure of efficie=
ncy.
>>> I will get back to you with the response.
>>> =

>> =

>> Understood.
> =

> Here's the response I got. It's not much, but it's a start. We are dealin=
g with vmware 5.1 esxi build 1157734. The VM was created via the vSphere cl=
ient with these settings:
> =

> -----------------------------------------------------
> Guest Operating System Version: FreeBSD(64-bit)
> =

> 20G vDisk
> 1 vCPU
> 2G vRAM
> LSI SAS SCSI Controller
> Single NIC (VMXNet3)
> =

> Virtual Hardware Version: vmx-09
> =

> CD/DVD:
> Connect at power on.
> Datastore ISO File: mapped to the ISO file provided.
> =

> BIOS boot order configured to boot from CD-ROM first.
> -----------------------------------------------------
> All other settings are at default.

FWIW, installing 9.3-RC2 amd64 on ESXi 5.5 works here. VM was created with =
the
=94fat=94 vSphere client (not the web gui). Virtual hardware version is 8. =
All settings are
at default.

=97
Joel

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