Video BIOS for bhyve

FreeBSD 13-CURRENT

The following patch works on FreeBSD 13-CURRENT:

• bhyve-patch_2019-08-15.diff.gz

It is virtually the same as the patch for FreeBSD 11.3, except for a Makefile change to cope with the use of ld from LLVM instead of GNU Binutils. UEFI patches and config file are the same as before.

FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE

These are the files you need to patch bhyve on FreeBSD 11.3:

• bhyve-patch_2019-07-19.diff.gz
• sysutils_uefi-edk2-bhyve_files_2019-07-19.tgz
• graphics_2019-07-19.conf

Upgrade the system and install the following ports:

• sysutils/uefi-edk2-bhyve-csm
• sysutils/vm-bhyve
• net/tigervnc

Follow the vm man page for the basic setup and add the config file to your templates directory. Download a suitable Live ISO image. Use the config to create a new VM:

        vm create -t graphics_2019-07-19 vm1
        vm install vm1 debian-live-9.8.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso
        vncviewer -SecurityTypes None localhost
      

Debian with Cinnamon, openSUSE with GNOME, and CentOS with KDE should all work fine. Ubuntu has a gfxboot problem, but boots into a working desktop environment if you select "live" at the boot prompt. GhostBSD reaches the desktop, but the mouse does not work, probably because FreeBSD doesn't handle the tablet.