Re: Booting FreeBSD 9.3 under modern bhyve

From: Bjoern A. Zeeb <bzeeb-lists_at_lists.zabbadoz.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:39:13 UTC
On Tue, 31 Mar 2026, Wouter Snels wrote:

> Probably because you're trying to boot it in uefi while it's not a uefi 
> supported image
>
> Try something like
> bhyve -c <CPUS> -m <RAM_SIZE> -H -P -s 0:0,hostbridge -s 1:0,lpc -s 
> 2:0,virtio-net,tap0 -s 3:0,virtio-blk,<DISK_IMAGE> -l com1,stdio <VM_NAME>

That just leads to the obvious error:

bhyve: no bootrom was configured




> Op 30/03/2026 om 17:17 schreef Bjoern A. Zeeb:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am trying to boot a FreeBSD 9.3 dvd1/memstick/VM raw disk image from 
>> archive.f.o
>> under recent bhyve and none works.
>> 
>> Console says, e.g.,
>> 
>> BdsDxe: failed to load Boot0001 "UEFI BHYVE SATA DVD ROM 
>> BHYVE-D583-D235-1E01" from PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Sata(0x0,0xFFFF,0x0): 
>> Not Found
>> BdsDxe: failed to load Boot0002 "UEFI BHYVE SATA DISK BHYVE-9BBB-AAEB-89C8" 
>> from PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Sata(0x0,0xFFFF,0x0): Not Found
>> 
>> and then depending on what is setup tries PXE or goes straight to the EFI 
>> shell.
>> 
>> The empty disk image/memstick/dvd1 are there and the path is correct like:
>> 
>> pci.0.1.0.device=ahci
>> pci.0.1.0.port.0.type=cd
>> pci.0.1.0.port.0.path=/home/test/BHYVE-FreeBSD-9.3/FreeBSD-9.3-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso 
>> 
>> similar for type=hd (which is an empty disk to install unto).
>> 
>> I found a CSM.fd still on an old installation, but that made no difference
>> either.
>> 
>> Anyone any hints?


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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7