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...DD image (in EFI > mode). If such initial test is successful, then you could move on to > additional testing steps. If it fails too (i.e. you don"t get to the > boot prompt), then some additional info would be needed. I'm using an hybrid ISO image. I tried to comment out those dierctives in /EFI/BOOT/syslinux.cfgto no avail: I still get the same error message at (failed) boot in vmplayer: "The firmware encountered an unexpected exception" > If you are really trying to boot your EFI VM with a (either real or > virtual) USB drive (instead of using a virtual...

...t; mode). If such initial test is successful, then you could move on to > > additional testing steps. If it fails too (i.e. you don"t get to the > > boot prompt), then some additional info would be needed. > > I'm using an hybrid ISO image. I tried to comment out those dierctives > in /EFI/BOOT/syslinux.cfgto no avail: I still get the same error message > at (failed) boot in vmplayer: > "The firmware encountered an unexpected exception" Your isohybrid ISO image will fail, as the GPT EFI bootloader that you built in your mksiofs command is inade...

> Hi there, > > I failed to boot an installer in a VMware player (Version6.0.3 > build-1895310) > using syslinux 6.03, be it off an hybrid ISO image and an USB stick. > > Booting succeeds if the VM is set to use a BIOS firmware with both media, > but fails using an efi firmware. > > Trying to boot off the ISO image I get an error message "The firmware >

Hi there, I failed to boot an installer in a VMware player (Version6.0.3 build-1895310) using syslinux 6.03, be it off an hybrid ISO image and an USB stick. Booting succeeds if the VM is set to use a BIOS firmware with both media, but fails using an efi firmware. Trying to boot off the ISO image I get an error message "The firmware encountered an unexpected exception" Trying to