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improvements to VMWare and VirtualBox test VM

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- enable HPET in VMWare to fix BSOD with multiple CPU's enabled
- revised "Auto" cpu selection to balance guest/host performance
- disable paravirtulization interface in VirtualBox to improve stability when more then one CPU is defined. This prevents the CPU from consuming all resources initializing multiple CPU's and hanging on boot
- enable HPET and disable PAE in VirtualBox
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Homes32
2022-05-26 16:42:59 -05:00
parent e616a664fb
commit 977e2a11b7
6 changed files with 53 additions and 32 deletions
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Projects/PhoenixPE/Testing/VirtualBox.script
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@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"closemedium disk #$q%fb_VirtualHDD%#$q"
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"createvm --name #$q%vmName%#$q --basefolder #$q%VMPath%#$q --ostype Windows10_64 --register"
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --description #$qCreated by %ProjectTitle% VirtualBox script.#$q"
// VirtualBox needs at least 27MB Video RAM for fullscreen or seamless mode. 64MB ought to be enough for anybody ;)
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --vram 64"
// VirtualBox needs at least 27MB Video RAM for fullscreen or seamless mode.
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --vram 128"
// Set graphics controller to the recommended SVGA
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --graphicscontroller vboxsvga"
// SATA Controller
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"storagectl #$q%vmName%#$q --name #$qSATA Controller#$q --add sata --controller IntelAHCI"
@@ -136,18 +139,29 @@ Else,Begin
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --usb on"
End
// Enable the High Precision Event Timer (HPET). This avoids BSOD issues with multiple vCPU's (System Thread Exception) and VM performance issues.
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --hpet on"
// Processor
If,%cmb_numProc%,Equal,Auto,Begin
System,GetEnv,"NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS",%numProcessors%
If,%numProcessors%,Equal,"",Set,%numProcessors%,1
Else,Begin
// Set to n-1 to reserve an entire processor for the host system
Math,Sub,%numProcessors%,%numProcessors%,1
// Assign the VM half of the total CPU's, reserving the other half for the host system. IntDiv used to prevent error if NUM_OF_PROCESSORS returns an odd number.
Math,IntDiv,%numProcessors%,%remainder%,%numProcessors%,2
Set,%remainder%,Nil
End
End
Else,Set,%numProcessors%,%cmb_numProc%
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --cpus %numProcessors%"
// Specify the paravirtualization interface to provide to the guest. none|default|legacy|minimal|hyperv|kvm
// Normally you would choose Default/Hyper-V for Windows OS, but this seems to be unstable in WinPE when more then 1 CPU is assigned.
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --paravirtprovider none"
// Turn off Physical Address Extensions (PAE)
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --pae off"
// Memory
ShellExecute,Hide,%VBoxManage.exe%,"modifyvm #$q%vmName%#$q --memory %cmb_MemSize%"
@@ -304,6 +318,7 @@ WriteInterface,Value,%ScriptFile%,Interface,num_BootDelay,0
WriteInterface,Value,%ScriptFile%,Interface,cmb_SharedFolder,"Disabled"
WriteInterface,Value,%ScriptFile%,Interface,fb_SharedFolder,"#$pBaseDir#$p\Workbench\VM-Shared"
WriteInterface,Value,%ScriptFile%,Interface,cmb_VirtualHDD,"Disabled"
// Toggle cmb_Firmware to visible so we force ToggleAdvancedOptions to hidden
WriteInterface,Visible,%ScriptFile%,Interface,cmb_Firmware,True
Run,%ScriptFile%,ToggleAdvancedOptions
@@ -321,7 +336,7 @@ Run,%ScriptFile%,ToggleAdvancedOptions
// ===============================================================================================================================
[ToggleAdvancedOptions]
System,SetLocal
ReadInterface,Visible,%ScriptFile%,Interface,num_BootDelay,%state%
ReadInterface,Visible,%ScriptFile%,Interface,cmb_Firmware,%state%
If,%state%,Equal,False,Begin
If,Question,"WARNING!#$x#$xAdvanced options are intended for expert users only!#$x#$xModifying advanced options without knowing what you are doing can cause permanent damage to your project and may result in unexpected behavior and/or build failures.#$x#$xAre you sure you want to continue?",Begin
Set,%Toggle%,True