Display output is not active[Question]: about windows

[kroese]

I cannot tell if your compose file is missing something without seeing its contents (thats why this should have been placed as a "bug" and not a "question").

But if you used the default compose example, it should not be missing anything. Did you get display during the installation or never?

Normally when display output stays empty it points to a problem with the BIOS file, so can you try to set:

environment:
  BOOT_MODE: "windows_secure"

to force it to use a different BIOS file, and see if it helps?

Also, did you try some others versions (preferably XP or Win7) and know if they display output?

[usshauler]

Thank you for your quick response. I have tried both win11 and tiny11. When initially starting the compose file, I was able to view in the browser the download of the Windows ISO and it's progress. After that completed, I could no longer view anything else. I have added the Boot Mode variable to my compose and it is now starting the windows installation, many thanks !

[usshauler]

I also wanted to drop the logs for after inserting the variable for your review

[kroese]

In previous versions, Secure Boot was always enabled by default. But this seemed to cause problems on some systems, so recently I disabled it by default so that the container would work for everyone.

And now it turns out that disabling it ALSO causes problems for some people. So now I dont know what to do anymore, haha.

[usshauler]

Perhaps just add the option and make everyone aware this is a possibility. My initial challenge with this was that I wasn't even aware this was causing the issue or that it was the step that followed after the ISO download. Regardless thank you for this and your hard work.

[usshauler]

Is there a way to specify a specific IP address to the actual Windows system itself ? I understand we can assign a static IP to connect to VNC on port 8006 using the macvlan but how can we assign a specific IP to the internal windows OS under it's network settings and maintain internet ? Let's say I want to give it 10.69.3.150

[kroese]

Only via DHCP mode ( https://github.com/dockur/windows#how-can-windows-acquire-an-ip-address-from-my-router )