Re: [Tails-dev] UEFI vs. VirtualBox

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07/05/14 18:35, intrigeri wrote:
> anonym wrote (07 May 2014 16:00:14 GMT) :
>> However, I don't think that's relevant as I was testing *DVD* boot from
>> the image I built.
>
> Ah, OK. I've added this (very important) info to the test reports page.
>
>> This was what I though the known issue was about after I confirmed
>> that DVD boot doesn't work with older VirtualBox versions, like the
>> one in Wheezy.
>
> I guess it does (since it is part of our manual test suite), but just
> to be 100% sure: does Tails 1.0 boot fine from DVD on Wheezy's
> VirtualBox?


It does.

> If yes, then we are most probably facing a regression in syslinux.


For what it's worth, the ArchWiki page on Syslinux [1] says that UEFI
boot is broken in VirtualBox, referencing upstream bug #21 [2].

[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux
[2] http://bugzilla.syslinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21

> I'm willing to look into this further at some point; so, I wouldn't
> mind more detailed info than "doesn't boot at all". Thanks in advance!


Sorry, what I meant was that the Linux kernel doesn't boot; the syslinux
menu is shown, but once a boot option is picked we get a completely
black screen, and the VirtualBox process starts churning at 100% CPU
with no sign of progress.

Cheers!