windows-11 hangs with "TianoCore" screen in the first reboot during the installation
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Description
On my Mac, windows-11 hangs with "TianoCore" screen in the first reboot during the installation
Host:
- Lima 2.2.0-rc.0
- QEMU 11.0.2
- swtpm 0.10.1
- macOS 26.5.2
- MacBook Pro (M4 Max)
It was working fine a few days ago.
Didn't bisect yet, but possibly a regression in:
- https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/pull/5244
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows 11 installation hang on the listed Mac, Lima, QEMU, swtpm, and macOS versions. Compare the behavior with the changes in pull request 5244 and investigate whether it introduced the regression; done means identifying the cause and confirming a fix prevents the TianoCore hang.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100