[SOLVED] -Current booting EFI in VirtualBox 6.1

somewhere I've read that EFI only works properly if you set the chipset to ICH9 in virtualbox

somewhere I've read that EFI only works properly if you set the chipset to ICH9 in virtualbox

That is not true, the chipset I'm using to boot virtualbox in efi mode is PIIX3

I coudn't duplicate your problem. I used your mkiso script as is only changed the -o option for the output file.

Was the iso tried on an already existing vm to begin with?

Originally Posted by Qury somewhere I've read that EFI only works properly if you set the chipset to ICH9 in virtualbox

I just checked, and it is set to PIIX3 for the chipset , I never actually touched that setting, so I don't know.

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859 I coudn't duplicate your problem. I used your mkiso script as is only changed the -o option for the output file. Was the iso tried on an already existing vm to begin with?

That was it, the VM already existed and I merely enabled EFI - *shrug* , I don't know why Virtualbox is so picky as in real life I would have the same use case, enable UEFI support or enable legacy. The solution was to delete the VM outright and start anew - again don't see why I would need to but whatever.

On my actual system, I will most likely still stay with legacy as I don't know why I would need UEFI yet - it is more for me to poke at mainly. What is weird still, I re-attached the ISO just to boot back the ISO, but the VM just boots Slackware , even though I made sure to have it boot via optical disc (iso) first, I don't know I guess Virtualbox still has its quirks with EFI.

So basically when there is another significant update to -Current or say when 15.0 finally is released, I still would have to delete the VM, because now Virtualbox doesn't boot my iso for whatever reason and just goes straight into Slackware.

Another question to ask if someone else has a similar problem..

Have you tried the f12 key when you first turn on the vm to select the cdrom?
Is the vbox on your slackware system? It may have something to do with vbox settings. I have a similar issue on vmware switching between legacy and efi mode, but not on vbox.

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859 Another question to ask if someone else has a similar problem.. Have you tried the f12 key when you first turn on the vm to select the cdrom? Is the vbox on your slackware system? It may have something to do with vbox settings. I have a similar issue on vmware switching between legacy and efi mode, but not on vbox.

I can answer that right out - f12 does nothing.