FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 and vmware 5.1 esxi (not a duplicate)

[Dave Hayes]

On 06/30/2014 19:45, Glen Barber wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:42:14PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>> On 06/30/2014 19:34, Glen Barber wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 07:33:02PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:49, Glen Barber wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:41:06PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/30/2014 18:36, Glen Barber wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:34:01PM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote:
>>>>>>>> This may look like a duplicate of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    <53B1DB21.7020900 at jetcafe.org>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> but it isn't. It's the same issue, but now it also belongs to the stock ISO.
>>>>>>>> We tested the stock FreeBSD 9.3-RC2 iso on vmware 5.1 esxi as a guest. It
>>>>>>>> says clearly
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    CD Loader 1.2
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and then there's screen gibberish which seems to indicate something is not
>>>>>>>> found.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can you provide a screenshot?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You may use this:  http://www.jetcafe.org/dave/93_RC2b.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> This is, unfortunately, not useful information.  We will need much more
>>>>> information, including exactly how the VM was created, what options were
>>>>> enabled / disabled for the VM, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Reciprocally, I need to know exactly what you need. So far I have
>>>>
>>>> - How the VM was created
>>>> - What VM options there were
>>>>
>>>> What else would you need, exactly and completely?
>>>
>>> Well, let's start with these two.  Can you actually provide them?
>>
>> The issue is that I am between you and someone at a hosting provider. This
>> hosting provider interaction is not real time. Thus, I would like to queue
>> as many information requests in one transaction as I can.
>>
>> I've forwarded this request in the interests of some measure of efficiency.
>> I will get back to you with the response.
>>
>
> Understood.

Here's the response I got. It's not much, but it's a start. We are 
dealing with vmware 5.1 esxi build 1157734. The VM was created via the 
vSphere client with these settings:

-----------------------------------------------------
Guest Operating System Version: FreeBSD(64-bit)

20G vDisk
1 vCPU
2G vRAM
LSI SAS SCSI Controller
Single NIC (VMXNet3)

Virtual Hardware Version: vmx-09

CD/DVD:
Connect at power on.
Datastore ISO File: mapped to the ISO file provided.

BIOS boot order configured to boot from CD-ROM first.
-----------------------------------------------------
All other settings are at default.

Any other information you need, I'd be happy to request.
-- 
Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave at jetcafe.org
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