Need X-server to run in bhyve guest

[Rodney W. Grimes]

> Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > > Henrik Gulbrandsen wrote:
> > > > On 2019-12-01 06:35, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> > > > > If I were to test different desktop environments (gnome, xfce etc) in a
> > > > > FreeBSD guest in bhyve, what X server (probably with vnc access, or rdp
> > > > > access, or whatever?) would you advise?
> > > > 
> > > > This will work with the normal X server and bhyve's built-in VNC if
> > > > you run the guest with UEFI CSM and apply my Video BIOS patch:
> > > > 
> > > >      https://www.gulbra.net/freebsd-bhyve/
> > > 
> > > I'd prefer to stick to bhyveload for now.
> > 
> > I would strongly encourage you to use vnc and UEFI bios mode
> > in bhyve for what you are attempting to do.  Unless your guess
> > is not able to run a uefi frame buffer type display, which any
> > recent FreeBSD should be just fine with.
> 
> All right, I just tried to install FreeBSD 12.1 under vm-bhyve in UEFI
> mode. 
> 
> Well, the installation was not trivial.
> 
> At first, in the VNC client, I see the loader menu, then the "Loading
> kernel..." message, and then a blank screen. Fine, I run "vm console"
> and install via the serial console, the UEFI screen still being blank.

*sigh*  Thats broken  If I make it to this weeks bhyve call I'll bring
it up, this sounds like a loader to kernel handoff regression.

> 
> Second, unless I select ZFS, there is no option to install on GPT+UEFI.
> Fine, let's install on ZFS.

Do you mean GPT+UFS?  Not sure what the failure is here.  I usually
install MBR/(UFS or ZFS) so this is not a use case for me.

> Installation complete, reboot... The serial console is available, the
> UEFI VNC console is available too, though much later :-)

:-(

> Fine, I will experiment with that. Maybe Gnome or xfce will recognize
> this console as a monitor.

It should just be the scfb x11 driver.

> 
> Thank you for the hint, Rodney!

Glad to have moved you forward, even if it uncovered more sharp
pokey edges of bhyve in the process.

> Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org