Re: Booting FreeBSD 9.3 under modern bhyve
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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? -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7