[Bug]: UEFI PXE network boot device missing with VirtualBox 7.2.22 on Arch Linux #963

Version

7.2.22

Host OS Type

Linux

Host OS name + version

Arch Linux 6.18.60-1-lts

Host Architecture

x86

Guest OS Type

Linux

Guest Architecture

x86

Guest OS name + version

Debian 13.7

Component

EFI

What happened?

I was experimenting with PXE booting and was able to boot successfully using legacy BIOS. However, when I enabled EFI64, the VM failed to boot, and the virtual network adapter did not even appear as a bootable network device in the UEFI Boot Manager.

debianPXE-2026-11-08.log

How can we reproduce this?

1. Create an x86_64 VM.
2. Enable EFI64 firmware.
3. Configure an Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM) network adapter.
4. Connect the network adapter to an Internal Network.
5. Set the VM's boot order to prioritize Network.
6. Start the VM. PXE boot is expected to fail.
7. Open the UEFI Boot Manager and verify that no PXE boot entry is available.

Did you upload all of your necessary log files, screenshots, etc.?

• Yes, I've uploaded all pertinent files to this issue.