FreeBSD 9.2 amd64

[ChuckNorris]

Hello,

I have big problems while installing FreeBSD 9.2 amd64. The system freeze after selecting boot option.
I have tried it with the bootonly and dvd image but the same.

Here the config:

bootdisk: scsi0
cores: 1
cpu: qemu64
ide2: local:iso/FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso,media=cdrom
memory: 2048
name: FreeBSD
net0: e1000=02:00:00:1F:0C:76,bridge=vmbr0
ostype: other
scsi0: local:103/vm-103-disk-1.qcow2,format=qcow2,size=32G
sockets: 1

I also tried with kvm64(default) as cpu but the same.
And i also tried with ide as hard disk.

Proxmox 3.1.3

King regards,
Chuck

 

[pirateghost]

This config works for me:

bootdisk: scsi0cores: 4
cpu: qemu64
ide2: NAS_PVE:iso/FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso,media=cdrom
memory: 4096
name: FreeBSD
net0: e1000=76:66:E0:6C:6B:81,bridge=vmbr192
ostype: other
scsi0: local:111/vm-111-disk-1.raw,format=raw,size=120G
sockets: 2
vga: vmware

 

[ChuckNorris]

Not working for me the virtual machine also freeze at boot.

Edit: Host CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1245v2

King regards,
Chuck

 

[mir]

I have seen this before. It seems like Intel Xeon's have problems virtualizing *BSD. Have you tried choosing Nehalem, Westmere, SandyBridge or host for CPU type?

 

[ChuckNorris]

No i don't have tried (i tried it in a hour). But BSD ist running without problem when i deactivate kvm virtualizing.

Edit: i tried it and don't work

 

[ChuckNorris]

Sorry for push this topic but problem isn't solved.

Virtual machine starts without problem when deactivating kvm virtualizing but not when this is active.

 

[mir]

As written before I think this is an Intel only issue since I am able to virtualize any *BSD using kvm virtualizing over an AMD CPU. Maybe the relatively old version of qemu used in the current version of proxmox simply has poor support for Intel Ivy Bridge which is the chipset used by your CPU.

 

[pirateghost]

Works fine on my xeons

 

[mir]

But are you using Ivy Bridge chipset?

 

[pirateghost]

But are you using Ivy Bridge chipset?

Westmere

 

[mir]

Then your setup has nothing to do with this issue which is strictly related to Ivy Bridge.

 

[pirateghost]

Then your setup has nothing to do with this issue which is strictly related to Ivy Bridge.

Except your post indicated that it was inherent to all xeons. Not my fault you weren't clear in your wording.

 

[ChuckNorris]

Is it possible to use a newer version of qemu? Or to fix this without changing the host hardware.

 

[mir]

Except your post indicated that it was inherent to all xeons. Not my fault you weren't clear in your wording.

Maybe you should read the posting to its end. You replied to this http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/16345-FreeBSD-9-2-amd64?p=84364#post84364
"Maybe the relatively old version of qemu used in the current version of proxmox simply has poor support for Intel Ivy Bridge which is the chipset used by your CPU."

 

[pirateghost]

Maybe you should read the posting to its end. You replied to this http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/16345-FreeBSD-9-2-amd64?p=84364#post84364
"Maybe the relatively old version of qemu used in the current version of proxmox simply has poor support for Intel Ivy Bridge which is the chipset used by your CPU."

Actually I was replying to post 4. The one where you indicated it was a Xeon problem. Nothing about ivy bridge there.

 

[MatthiasF]

Post on FreeBSD forums that seems to be an Intel and AMD issue, resolving around certain host cpu features causing the problems.

Might want to read down it and see if some of the options works for you.

http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=36761