NetBSD Problem Report #58507

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From: dev.lenn@proton.me
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To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: Weird installer issue in VM
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>Number:         58507
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Weird installer issue in VM
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 28 22:45:02 +0000 2024
>Last-Modified:  Wed Jul 31 18:45:00 +0000 2024
>Originator:     lenn
>Release:        NetBSD-10.0-amd64 @ July 29th 2024
>Organization:
/
>Environment:
unable to run installer inside of VMWare Workstation VM (have a look at attached pic)
>Description:
Can't install NetBSD in VMware, because some weird error blocks the screen. Cannot really describe just have a look at the following picture: https://drive.proton.me/urls/N2N6X0XJ8R#xypgeEVyu0cz
>How-To-Repeat:
Install NetBSD in VMware Workstation

My HW:
ryzen 5 7530U
none dedicated GPU
16gb RAM
Windows 10

pic to issue: https://drive.proton.me/urls/N2N6X0XJ8R#xypgeEVyu0cz (same as in "Full description"
>Fix:
/

>Audit-Trail:
From: Harold Gutch <logix@foobar.franken.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/58507: Weird installer issue in VM
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:24:21 +0200

 Try disabling vmt.  In the boot loader (the first thing you see when
 booting that says "NetBSD/amd64" and counts down to 0), go to the
 boot prompt and type "userconf disable vmt0", then "boot".

 You'll probably have to do that after the installation too.  In order
 to make the change permanent you can then add this to your /boot.cfg
 (or compile a kernel without vmt0).


 There have been a few updates (in -current) to vmt(4) earlier this
 year, but I don't use VMWare Workstation and thus don't know if these
 are relevant to your issue.


   Harold

From: "dev.lenn" <dev.lenn@proton.me>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/58507: Weird installer issue in VM
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:41:00 +0000

 G'Day Mr. Gutch,

 i've tried to create a NetBSD iso without vmt.=20
 Thatfor i tried the following steps:
 1. compiled Tools
 2. Create "NEW" file in sys/arch/amd64/conf
 =09--> same as "GENERIC" but with "#" in front of the line with "vmt0"
 3. cd sys/arch/amd64/conf
 4. /netbsd/obj/tooldir.Linux-6.1.0-23-amd64-x86_64/bin/nbconfig NEW
 5. /netbsd/obj/tooldir.Linux-6.1.0-23-amd64-x86_64/bin/nbmake-amd64 depend
 6. /netbsd/obj/tooldir.Linux-6.1.0-23-amd64-x86_64/bin/nbmake-amd64
 7. gzip -9 /home/master/netbsd/sys/arch/amd64/compile/NEW/netbsd
 8. Move netbsd.gz to the directory with the extracted NetBSD ISO (./iso_in/=
 cdrom0/)
 9. Remove .gz extension
 10. run "mkisofs -o ~/netbsd_custom.iso -b boot -c boot.catalog -r -J -v -T=
  ./iso_in/cdrom0/"

 This has led me to the following error: Size of boot image is 172 sectors -=
 > genisoimage: Error - boot image '/home/master/iso_in/cdrom0/boot' has not=
  an allowable size.

 According to the internet and ChatGPT: "This is because the boot file is no=
 t the expected size for an El Torito boot image file."=20
 Which is suprising to me because I haven't changed/modified the boot file

 I hope this mail is halfway understandable, i am sorry for my horrible engl=
 ish

 Thank you in advance
 Best Greetings
 Lenn




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 On Monday, July 29th, 2024 at 09:25, Harold Gutch <logix@foobar.franken.de>=
  wrote:

 > The following reply was made to PR install/58507; it has been noted by GN=
 ATS.
 >=20
 > From: Harold Gutch logix@foobar.franken.de
 >=20
 > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/58507: Weird installer issue in VM
 > Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:24:21 +0200
 >=20
 > Try disabling vmt. In the boot loader (the first thing you see when
 > booting that says "NetBSD/amd64" and counts down to 0), go to the
 > boot prompt and type "userconf disable vmt0", then "boot".
 >=20
 > You'll probably have to do that after the installation too. In order
 > to make the change permanent you can then add this to your /boot.cfg
 > (or compile a kernel without vmt0).
 >=20
 >=20
 > There have been a few updates (in -current) to vmt(4) earlier this
 > year, but I don't use VMWare Workstation and thus don't know if these
 > are relevant to your issue.
 >=20
 >=20
 > Harold

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