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18.1 Legacy Series / Hyper-V Gen 2 VM Issues/Workarounds (Supported in Build 18.1/FreeBSD 11.1)
« on: February 02, 2018, 12:02:52 am »
Figured it would be good to have a thread for those specifically running build 18.1 in a Hyper-V Virtual Machine. In this case using the new Gen 2 support which is included in build 18.1 due to the upgrade to FreeBSD 11.1 as the core.
The first issue I noticed is on a clean install.
The installer launches, allows for selecting Keyboard and Display Type/Font
Hit Enter
Freezes on screen where the Guided Install selection is.
However, it is not actually frozen... CTRL+ALT+Delete will still command a shutdown/reboot.
I noticed a weird workaround... change the font/display selection to a really large font (first or section option if I remember correctly)... then go back and change it to the smaller Thin font option. It will mess up the wallpaper shown on the screen, but the menu options actually work and will install successfully.
- Feel Free to add to this or other issues, fixes, or workarounds for Hyper-V Gen 2 related discoveries. -
The first issue I noticed is on a clean install.
The installer launches, allows for selecting Keyboard and Display Type/Font
Hit Enter
Freezes on screen where the Guided Install selection is.
However, it is not actually frozen... CTRL+ALT+Delete will still command a shutdown/reboot.
I noticed a weird workaround... change the font/display selection to a really large font (first or section option if I remember correctly)... then go back and change it to the smaller Thin font option. It will mess up the wallpaper shown on the screen, but the menu options actually work and will install successfully.
- Feel Free to add to this or other issues, fixes, or workarounds for Hyper-V Gen 2 related discoveries. -