From: "Massimo S." <virtualized_ecs_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Subject: Re: [Virtualized eCS] Virtual box 6.0.14 r 133895, acpi shutdown with
 AOS 5.0.3 and virtual cpu - 2 cpu success
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:26:33 +0100
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Il 15/01/2020 06:33, Doug Bissett ha scritto:
> On 2020-01-14, at 17:32:52, Massimo S. wrote:
>>
> ...snip...
> 
>>>> i reinstalled the guest VM AOS 5.0.3 with ACPI modern
> hardware
>>>> and now it see 2 virtual CPUs
>>> I will be surprised, if that doesn't cause hangs.
>>
>> it seems rock solid stable
> 
> I tried a new install of ArcaOS 5.0.4 (I have 5.0.3, but it isn't
> handy). I can't even get it to boot if I enable a second processor. It
> either hangs, can't find a file, or I get a kernel trap. One processor
> works properly. This is the same things that I see, if I enable
> HYPERTHREADING in a real machine.

all well here, i'm surprised, but it's really stable (and fast too!!)
now i'm running virtual box 6.0.16 r135674 as hypervisor
maybe they fixed something

but again, i believe my VMs works well since i've a lot of stuff
commented in config.sys e.g. no usb, no winos2, no audio, no hpfs, no fat32,
no iso fs, no ibmfloppy, no printers, etc.. etc.. etc...


>>>> shutdown ACPI function still don't work
>>> How, exactly, are you doing the shutdown? I always use RMB
> and
>>> select shutdown. From there, you have options.
>>
>> the button on the application bar at the bottom of the screen
>> the VM repains open, even if the guest OS has shutdown
> 
> I am still not clear what is happening. I did a new install, because I
> always remove the XCenter shut down button (I have better things
> to put in XCenter, and there is limited room in the bar). The
> XCenter shutdown button takes me to the same place that RMB->
> Shut down takes me. It turns off, with no problem. The VirtualBox
> Manager window is still open (just close it), but the VM is shut
> down.


when the configuration of all the application servers will be done
i will disable the WPS (as i do on my other 2 servers)
i will only start presentation manager at boot

SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE

>>>> i've also a small issue
>>>> i must install boot manager to make the guest OS in the VM to
>>> boot
>>>> even if i have the primary partition (about 4GB JFS) startable
>>>> the VM don't boot without boot manager
>>> If you have only ONE boot volume, and it is drive C:, and it is a
>>> primary partition, you don't need Boot Manager (and, I hope you
>>> mean Air Boot, not the ancient Boot Manager, which can have
>>> problems with ACPI).
>> no
>>
>> my C: is JFS primary startable 3999 MegaBytes
>> the VM don't boot from disk
>> i'm forced to install Airboot (the one that install automatically
> AOS)
>>
>> i'd like that AOS could boot directly :(
> 
> I can't even imagine what is causing that. I have never had that
> problem, and I have installed ArcaOS (various versions), many
> times. If I use a boot drive letter other than C:, or if I make it an
> extended partition, or if I make more than one boot partition, I do
> need Air Boot (or Boot Manager), as expected (same as on a real
> machine).
> 
> It appears that you are doing something wrong, but I don't know
> what it might be.


please share with me your config.sys (privately)
i'll do the same

in the meantime my aos503 VM with 2 cores is very very very stable ;)

massimo