FreeBSD 11 VM - Install "Stuck" After Bootloader?

[pioto]

Hi,

I've switched from Corral over to 11-RC, and I'm trying to build my VMs again (from scratch, since 11-RC isn't able to boot my older grub/bhyve loaded VMs).

First up, I'm trying to install FreeBSD 11-RELEASE from an ISO image.

I get as far as this, and then... nothing:

Any suggestions about what I may be missing in the setup here? It seems like the bootloader knows how to talk to the EFI framebuffer, but the installer doesn't?

 

[Dobbie]

What VM are you using to install it in? What is the config you assigned it?

 

[pioto]

What VM are you using to install it in? What is the config you assigned it?

This is a fresh VM in FreeNAS 11-RC; I've just created a fresh 1 vCPU, 1024 MB RAM, UEFI boot method, and I added a 8GB ZVOL as the disk, and linked the downloaded ISO from FreeBSD as the CD-ROM device.

 

[Dobbie]

This is a fresh VM in FreeNAS 11-RC; I've just created a fresh 1 vCPU, 1024 MB RAM, UEFI boot method, and I added a 8GB ZVOL as the disk, and linked the downloaded ISO from FreeBSD as the CD-ROM device.

Depending on which Architecture iso you downloaded, that could be the issue maybe.

 

[pioto]

It's not anything like that...

It seems to be specific to FreeBSD ISOs. I've tried 11.0-RELEASE, 11-STABLE, and 12-CURRENT, and all exhibit this same issue.

I've tried running through iohyve, and I also seem to observe a similar issue. However, I think I can now say it's not specific to UEFI or the VNC server.

The message I see pop up during the `iohyve install` process, and which I can now see in /var/log/middlewared.log a bunch of times from my earlier attempts, is: rdmsr to register 0xc0011005 on vcpu 0

Seems like there's a bhyve "-w" flag that may be able to get me past that: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/47951/

I'll also look to see if there's a firmware update from my motherboard vendor...