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New Windows VM goes to UEFI Interactive Shell

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Trying to create a windows 10 VM and getting this page? 

Ive never seen this page and have no idea why its randomly appearing. Using unraid 6

Screenshot_1.png

Solved by ghost82

What do you mean by randomly?Sometimes it boots sometimes it goes to the uefi shell?

In your screenshot you only have fs0, which is the installation media, no trace of any other uefi disk to boot from.

  • Solution

I understood....You need to be fast enough to press any key when the vm boot.

Once in uefi shell, type exit and press enter, then you will see a message to press any key to boot from the dvd, so press any key and the vm will boot from the iso.

  • 4 months later...
On 1/20/2022 at 1:43 PM, ghost82 said:

I understood....You need to be fast enough to press any key when the vm boot.

Once in uefi shell, type exit and press enter, then you will see a message to press any key to boot from the dvd, so press any key and the vm will boot from the iso.

I have been struggling to do this I press the key but no boot, even when setting long delay.

Type exit. Will go to bios, select the qemu drive as boot media hit enter and it will start.

It will spin couple of minutes. Be patient 

33 minutes ago, juan11perez said:

Type exit. Will go to bios, select the qemu drive as boot media hit enter and it will start.

It will spin couple of minutes. Be patient 

No going round in circles.

 

1 set the device

2 it offers press key boot

3 press key

4 type exit

5 back in the bios

 

something Iam doing wrong!?

Edited by oOSGearOo

It says guest not running or started?

Virtual.png

2 hours ago, oOSGearOo said:

It says guest not running or started?

This has nothing to do to your issue, it refers to the qemu guest agent, which you could install inside the windows vm once the os is installed.

 

If everything is set correctly you have 3 choices to run the windows installer:

1. once in the uefi shell:

1a. Type

exit

press enter --> this will go to ovmf bios

2a. Select continue, press enter

3a. When prompted to press a key to boot from cd/dvd, press a key

 

2. once in uefi shell:

2a. type

FS0:

press enter

type

cd EFI\BOOT\

press enter

type

BOOTX64.EFI

press enter

 

3. boot your vm and be fast enough to press a key to boot from the windows dvd before entering the uefi shell

2 hours ago, ghost82 said:

This has nothing to do to your issue, it refers to the qemu guest agent, which you could install inside the windows vm once the os is installed.

 

If everything is set correctly you have 3 choices to run the windows installer:

1. once in the uefi shell:

1a. Type

exit

press enter --> this will go to ovmf bios

2a. Select continue, press enter

3a. When prompted to press a key to boot from cd/dvd, press a key

 

2. once in uefi shell:

2a. type

FS0:

press enter

type

cd EFI\BOOT\

press enter

type

BOOTX64.EFI

press enter

 

3. boot your vm and be fast enough to press a key to boot from the windows dvd before entering the uefi shell

I have made two disc's I have windows machine I have maid install iso  I have also gone to site in the unraid docs

And Got an install iso from their. Internatiopnal one.....

I have followed the instructions above to no end, I type BOOTX64.EFI and press enter

this brings me to press any key to boot....... when I hit a key it returns me to the prompt

 

The internation DVD brings up this.

wininternational.png

Edited by oOSGearOo
Spelling

On 6/16/2022 at 4:28 PM, oOSGearOo said:

this brings me to press any key to boot....... when I hit a key it returns me to the prompt

sorry but, which prompt?

 

On 6/16/2022 at 4:28 PM, oOSGearOo said:

The internation DVD brings up this.

wininternational.png

It seems this is a boot from a corrupted vdisk and not from the iso dvd, is your vdisk empty?

 

When you boot the vm does the keyboard work in ovmf?

Edited by ghost82

24 minutes ago, ghost82 said:

sorry but, which prompt?

 

It seems this is a boot from a corrupted vdisk and not from the iso dvd, is your vdisk empty?

 

When you boot the vm does the keyboard work in ovmf?

Back to the prompt where I can fire again "BOOTX64.EFI"

 

You maybe right the vdisk  part! I have deleted the VM and maid a new one, one would think

that it would wipe out the vdisk but I don't 100% know, when remade its the same as B 4.

Thanks

I have the exact same issue right now. I probably should have just posted in here:

 

Hi I envoked the mover script now VNC wont connect to view output.

 

EDIT

VNC on the computer local works I have manually deleted the VDISC the VM refused to load

so Deleted it and started again. created a new VDISC still the same tho.

--

Data

Edited by oOSGearOo
ADD CONTENT

Una-allocated I don't know if this is a problem

VDiskAllocate.png

Edited by oOSGearOo

Hi

Think I have found my problem, when drilling down to see it in the terminal.

Going to try again.

 

While changing the vdisk directory name to one without space the problem remains.

rootProblem.png

Edited by oOSGearOo
Additional info added

22 hours ago, bigbangus said:

I have the exact same issue right now. I probably should have just posted in here

No you should have your own thread and let the OP have this one. Your other thread already has replies.

 

Anybody wishing to help this user go to his linked thread.

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