current+bhyve+windows7 problem

[Peter Grehan]

Hi Boris,

> I use the following command to install Windows 7:
> ---
> sudo bhyve -c 1 -m 2G -Hwl \
>   bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \
>   -s 0,hostbridge \
>   -s 31,lpc \
>   -s 3:0,ahci-cd,/vm/.iso/win.iso \
>   -s 4:0,ahci-hd,/dev/zvol/book/vm/win/disk0.img \
>   -s 5:0,virtio-net,tap2,mac=58:9c:fc:05:ff:ae \
>   -s 6:0,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:5900,w=640,h=480 \
>   win

  For Windows 7, you have to force the sector size to be 512 bytes i.e.

   -s 4:0,ahci-hd,sectorsize=512,/dev/zvol/book/vm/win/disk0.img \

  (You may have to delete/recrease the image file and re-install to get 
it to pick up the new sectorsize)

later,

Peter.