VMware ESXi 7.0.0 (build-19076756 & build-19546333) with UEFI Firmware v1.33 on Rpi4B-8G & Rpi4B-4G no /dev/vmgfx

[Dukat-Gul]

I have tried combinations of thpimon on its own (rebooted), then removing it (rebooted) and then trying thgpio (rebooted) and no joy. After a fresh install: Enabled SSH via WebUI and then logged in.

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] cd / [root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported Host acceptance level changed to 'CommunitySupported'. [root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient [root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] esxcli software vib install -v https://github.com/thebel1/thgpio/raw/main/build/vib/thgpio-0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718.aarch64.vib Installation Result Message: Operation finished successfully. Reboot Required: false VIBs Installed: THX_bootbank_thgpio_0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718 VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped: [root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] reboot

Tried it on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8G Ram as well as a 4G version. Using the latest UEFI Firmware v1.33 8th March 2022 marked as stable - https://github.com/pftf/RPi4/releases/download/v1.33/RPi4_UEFI_Firmware_v1.33.zip

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] vmware -v VMware ESXi 7.0.0 build-19076756

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] esxcli software vib list | egrep '^(Name|th)' Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date thgpio 0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718 THX CommunitySupported 2022-03-31

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] ls /dev/vmg ls: /dev/vmg: No such file or directory

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling:~] zcat /var/log/boot.gz | fgrep gpio 2022-03-07T17:04:14.036Z cpu0:131072)VisorFSTar: 1856: thgpio.v00 for 0xab50 bytes

[Dukat-Gul]

Update - Tested against [March 31, 2022] v1.9 and no change. Build 19546333 VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-19546333.aarch64.iso

[root@rpi4-esxi-fling] cd / [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported Host acceptance level changed to 'CommunitySupported'. [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] esxcli software vib install -v https://github.com/thebel1/thgpio/raw/main/build/vib/thgpio-0.1.0- 1OEM.701.1.0.40650718.aarch64.vib Installation Result Message: Operation finished successfully. Reboot Required: false VIBs Installed: THX_bootbank_thgpio_0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718 VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped: [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] reboot [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] vmware -v VMware ESXi 7.0.0 build-19546333 [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] esxcli software vib list | egrep '^(Name|th)' Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date thgpio 0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718 THX CommunitySupported 2022-03-07 [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] ls /dev/vmg ls: /dev/vmg: No such file or directory [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] zcat /var/log/boot.gz | fgrep gpio 2022-03-07T17:04:43.900Z cpu0:131072)VisorFSTar: 1856: thgpio.v00 for 0xab50 bytes [root@rpi4-esxi-fling] date Wed Apr 6 04:42:52 UTC 2022

[CypZ]

same here

[root@esx1:~] esxcli software vib list | egrep '^(Name|th)' Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date thpimon 0.1.0-1OEM.701.1.0.40650718 THX CommunitySupported 2020-09-01 [root@esx1:~] ls /dev/vmg ls: /dev/vmg: No such file or directory [root@esx1:~] zcat /var/log/boot.gz | fgrep gpio [root@esx1:~]

the temperature script was working fine on the same system running uefi v1.20, doesn't work anymore since v1.33 upgrade

[edoardo-conti]

same for me... any update?

[ofc587a87]

March 2023... any news?

[tim427]

Same here with UEFI Firmware v1.35