FreeNAS 11 & ubuntu-16.04.2 cannot install vm

[sab5449]

I'm trying to install a new Ubuntu VM. I have my .iso on the freenas server in a SMB share, I've created a ZVol, and I've added the necessary devices (NIC, VNC, DISK, CDROM).

When I select 'Install Ubuntu' I immediately see a message "error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd1'. alloc magic is broken...Aborted. Press any key to exit."

Has anyone else seen this?

 

[sab5449]

So switching to Ubuntu 17.04 solved this problem, but now I have an issue where when the installation finishes I'm prompted to remove the installation media and restart. I'm not sure how to proceed at this point...

 

[danb35]

I'm not sure how to proceed at this point.

The obvious answer would be to restart the VM.

 

[chris crude]

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-to-how-to-boot-linux-vms-using-uefi.54039/

or use this, starting in step 3 where it says "Choose 'Try Ubuntu without installing' as this will boot it into a Live environment" and use the terminal commands
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-to-boot-ubuntu-desktop-vm-in-uefi-mode.53863/

 

[sab5449]

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-to-how-to-boot-linux-vms-using-uefi.54039/

or use this, starting in step 3 where it says "Choose 'Try Ubuntu without installing' as this will boot it into a Live environment" and use the terminal commands
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-to-boot-ubuntu-desktop-vm-in-uefi-mode.53863/

Thanks that's what did it for me. I didn't follow the instructions exactly. I followed the instructions in the FreeNas documentation was able to install Ubuntu. However when asked to remove the installation media and restart there's nothing you can do. I wasn't able to stop the VM so I had to restart my server. Once that was done I followed step 3 of those instructions only, and was able to get everything working. Thanks.

 

[wraith]

Having a similar issue but not sure if it's the same cause. After installing Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS and restarting I'm presented with "Please remove the installation medium, then press ENTER:"

I've tried removing the link to the ISO as well as deleting the CD-ROM device. However, I suspect, for some reason, the VM isn't accepting the ENTER key.

Anyone come across this issue or is it related? Should I start a new thread?

 

[sab5449]

This is the exact same problem I encountered. You'll probably need to follow step 3 of https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-to-boot-ubuntu-desktop-vm-in-uefi-mode.53863/