Re: FreeBSD 13-RC1 PVSCSI install error with VMware

On 3/6/21 12:38 PM, Fabien via freebsd-current wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> A quick feedback related to VMware install of FreeBSD 13-RC1 with PVSCSI drive.
> At the end of the install it fails with the following error:
> https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZBzIkZS2Sx31RK3k0L91Hz4I8p70F82iHV
> 
> Is it planned to be fixed before release ?

Sorry but it all works great here :

sedna_esxi# cat
/vmfs/volumes/5b6fad86-242d5412-299e-00144f811e40/deathstar/deathstar.vmx
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "10"
nvram = "deathstar.nvram"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
svga.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "deathstar"
extendedConfigFile = "deathstar.vmxf"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
numvcpus = "2"
memSize = "8192"
powerType.powerOff = "hard"
powerType.reset = "hard"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
scsi0.virtualDev = "pvscsi"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:0.fileName = "d_0.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.fileName =
"/vmfs/volumes/5b6fad86-242d5412-299e-00144f811e40/iso_images/FreeBSD-13.0-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.networkName = "vm_net_01"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
guestOS = "other-64"
vcpu.hotadd = "TRUE"
mem.hotadd = "TRUE"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
uuid.bios = "56 4d d6 67 c5 ca b8 fb-79 d3 d1 8b bc 26 1b ea"
vc.uuid = "52 c3 0a e2 b1 48 4f 38-8f 18 69 01 ec 77 bf 07"
scsi0:1.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:1.fileName = "d_1.vmdk"
scsi0:1.present = "TRUE"
bios.forceSetupOnce = "FALSE"
sched.swap.derivedName =
"/vmfs/volumes/5b6fad86-242d5412-299e-00144f811e40/deathstar/deathstar-f1184228.vswp"
uuid.location = "56 4d d6 67 c5 ca b8 fb-79 d3 d1 8b bc 26 1b ea"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
scsi0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:1.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 67 c5 ca b8 f0"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:26:1b:ea"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "-1138353174"
monitor.phys_bits_used = "40"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
softPowerOff = "FALSE"
sedna_esxi#

I hate being that guy that says "works for me"(tm) however ... it does.

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