Can't install Linux in a bhyve VM

[Bernard Mentink]

Hi All,

I am trying to install various varients of ArchLinux in a bhyve VM, but am having great difficulties ..
I created the VM with the GUI and attached a zvol as per the instructions, also a CDROM pointing to the ISO I am installing etc

With "anarchy" install, I can boot the install ISO fine, and complete the install to the zvol drive, but when I reboot I get following error ... see screenshot.
I try to install other Arch varients like antergos and artixbang but I can't even boot the installer .... same sort of error ..

I am tried all sorts of UEFI non-UEFI boot combinations, to no avail.

Any suggestions?

 

[nightshade00013]

Maybe this will help

https://discourse.trueos.org/t/running-arch-linux-with-uefi-in-bhyve-or-virtualbox/1733

This also seems similar

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=228101

 

[Bernard Mentink]

Ahh ... many thanks, will give that a try

 

[Bernard Mentink]

That was not the issue unfortunately ... Anarchy had already the correct name for the /boot.EFI/boot file .... so still at a loss as to why it won't boot.

I did try a Ubuntu server install and that booted fine .. but would really like to get Arch up and running

 

[nightshade00013]

May want to head over to the Arch forums then and rack their brains. It is something they don't have just right that is probably causing the issue.