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Bug #25459

bhyve UEFI configuration does not save new entries; boot of VM not possible

Added by Sascha Karsubke almost 4 years ago. Updated over 3 years ago.

Status:
Closed: Third party to resolve
Priority:
No priority
Assignee:
Marcelo Araujo
Category:
Middleware
Target version:
N/A
Seen in:
Unspecified
Severity:
New
Reason for Closing:
Reason for Blocked:
Needs QA:
Yes
Needs Doc:
Yes
Needs Merging:
Yes
Needs Automation:
No
Support Suite Ticket:
n/a
Hardware Configuration:
ChangeLog Required:
No

Description

I've installed Debian into a VM via an iso-Image.
After a reboot I only get to the bhyve UEFI Shell.
If I add the Debian EFI boot partition via the bhyve UEFI boot manager (after 'exit' from the shell) I can boot once. But after I shut down the VM and reboot, the entry is gone again and I have to readd it.
This happens every time I try to reboot the VM, or shut it down and restart. The added boot entry is never saved. I always have to go through the bhyve UEFI boot manager to add the entry again.

History

#1 Updated by Sascha Karsubke almost 4 years ago

  • File debug-freenas-20170804162530.txz added

#2 Updated by Bonnie Follweiler almost 4 years ago

  • Assignee changed from Release Council to Marcelo Araujo

#3 Updated by Marcelo Araujo almost 4 years ago

  • Status changed from Unscreened to Screened
  • Target version set to 11.1

#4 Updated by Marcelo Araujo almost 4 years ago

  • Status changed from Screened to 15

I did install Debian but using debian-live-8.5.0-amd64-standard.iso instead of netinst, it worked well!

Perhaps you may give a try with the standard iso.

Br,

#5 Updated by Dru Lavigne almost 4 years ago

Sascha: does using the standard ISO resolve the issue for you?

#6 Updated by Sascha Karsubke almost 4 years ago

  • File Screenshots FreeNAS VM Boot Problem.zip added

I’m sorry, but it doesn’t. I reinstalled Debian again with one of the standard full CD images, but nothing changed, though I’d been surprised if it had.

Same problem:
As long as the VM is running, or only restartet, it’s working.
As soon as I stop the VM the boot-loader forgets about the VM-HDD-Image (DISK Device) and I have to re-enter/re-select it in the UEFI boot manager and adjust the boot order.

I attached some screenshots. Maybe that helps getting the problem.

#7 Updated by Marcelo Araujo almost 4 years ago

  • Status changed from 15 to Screened

#8 Avatar?id=14398&size=24x24 Updated by Kris Moore over 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 11.1 to 11.1-U1

#9 Updated by Marcelo Araujo over 3 years ago

  • Status changed from Screened to Closed: Third party to resolve

Hi,

There is a way to fix it doing a workaround inside your Debian VM.

The root cause of this problem is because Debian places the EFI firmware in a very strange location, CentOS and other UEFI compatible OS does it in the right way.

How you can fix it:
1) Get access inside your Debian Guest VM.
2) as root: cd /boot/efi/
3) mkdir -p EFI/BOOT
4) cp debian/grubx64.efi EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi
5) reboot

Basically you need to have this file in this path:
/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi

And you will be good to go!

Sorry my delay to check this issue.
Regards,

#10 Updated by Dru Lavigne over 3 years ago

  • File deleted (debug-freenas-20170804162530.txz)

#11 Updated by Dru Lavigne over 3 years ago

  • Target version changed from 11.1-U1 to N/A

#12 Updated by Dru Lavigne over 3 years ago

  • File deleted (Screenshots FreeNAS VM Boot Problem.zip)

#13 Updated by Dru Lavigne over 3 years ago

  • Private changed from Yes to No

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