On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 1:51 AM Chris Moerz <free...@ny-central.org> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > > That doesn't seem to help for kali. I found the binary, and I think it > boots... but it goes from the 1080p > > that I select for it down to some 4x3 resolution that is tiny. Then I > think X is up, but I don't get a > > login or any other response to input other than a mouse cursor. > > > > Really, this should be documented (the uefi boot variables thing). I > suppose I'll keep messing with it --- > > maybe booting with the full resolution and the correct file will work > --- which will likely require me to > > mount the efi partition on the host and mess around. > > I believe this actually is documented - at least in the Handbook: > > https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/#virtualization-bhyve-uefi > > I remember we added that note in the blue box particularly because of the > behavior you're describing. > > If you have any recommandation or suggestion how to make it clearer, I'm > certainly open to hear it! > > If using vm-bhyve and uefi, make sure these are set in the vm-bhyve config file prior to installing: loader="uefi" uefi_vars="yes" In other words: # vm create kali Now edit kali/kali.conf to add the above and other tweaks to the settings # vm install kali kali-linux-2024.3-installer-amd64.iso Install kali and it reboots. Login and shut it down # vm start kali kali should boot fine now You should now see a kali/uefi-vars.fd file in the virtual machine directory. Mark
