i386/153990: Will not install into Hyper-V on Server 2008 R2

[Tim Wiser]

>Number:         153990
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Will not install into Hyper-V on Server 2008 R2
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 14 15:40:08 UTC 2011
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Tim Wiser
>Release:        8.1
>Organization:
Orchid IT
>Environment:
>Description:
Hi,

I am trying to install 8.1 from the DVD ISO download into a Hyper-V virtual machine.  Whilst the DVD boots and I can traverse the menus (configure the disk, select the ports etc), the actual installation is failing with a "device not defined or unavailable" error.  The system then reboots automatically.

Booting the disc into the non-ACPI mode seems to get a bit further but then the installer gets to a stage where it appears unable to write data to the disk.


Cheers,
Tim.

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