On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 09:20:28AM +0000, Matt Churchyard wrote: > >On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 08:07:13AM +0000, Matt Churchyard wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 03:21:10PM -0700, Peter Grehan wrote: > > > >> [Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file > > > >> [D:\autounattend.xml] for pass [windowsPE]. The answer file is > > > >> invalid.] > > > > > > > > Something is wrong with your autounattend.xml file. > > > > > > Still working on the 2k16 unattend file. Unfortunately things have > > > changed from TP5 in a non-obvious way :( > > > > > > A workaround is to do a GUI install. > > > > > > later, > > > > > > Peter. > > > > > Please explain what you mean by a GUI install. > > > > Not sure if anyone's replied directly to you - > > > > 1) Make sure you are running at least 11-RELEASE > > > > 2) Use an "off-the-shelf" Windows install CD > > > > 3) Add the following to your bhyve command > > > > -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:5900,w=800,h=600,wait > > -s 30,xhci,tablet > > > > 4) Run bhyve and then use a VNC client to connect and install using > > the normal Windows GUI > > > > >Well all right did follow https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/UEFI > > > >My next question is after the initial install is done, how do I followup on > >the next step , i.e. to see if the VM is booting. > > As long as you have the fbuf device specified you can connect to the IP > address of the bhyve host using VNC to view the "physical" guest console and > watch it boot. Usually with Windows you'd then use the VNC console to log in > and set up permanent RDP access. > > One other issue is that Windows doesn't support the virtio-net network device > by default. The easiest way to get this working is to boot the guest with > the virtio driver ISO attached instead of the Windows install disk (once > Windows is installed and working). You can then install the driver for the > network interface from the CD using the VNC console. > > Depending on what you are doing you may find it easier to use something like > iohyve/chyves/vm-bhyve/vmrc that handles all the raw bhyve commands for you. > > Matt
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