That solution works only for a FreeBSD install disk. I am looking for a more general solution, for an install CD/DVD for any x86-compatible OS. (Currently bhyve cannot handle other OS's besides FreeBSD, but they are planning to add support for other OS's.)
(I am one of the developers of PetiteCloud, a forthcoming front end for bhyve. See the virtualization list for details.) On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Kurt Lidl <l...@pix.net> wrote: > On 9/30/13 9:46 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > >> bhyveload(8) only let's you use .ISO's for install media and I want to >> make >> it so I can just insert a DVD (/dev/cd0) and bhyve can read it as if it >> was >> a just a normal file and not a device... short of copying it to the hard >> drive is there any other solution anyone can think of? >> > > Well, you can create a zvol to hold the bootable UFS filesystem, > and just mount the cd-image, and extract the /usr/freebsd-dist/* > tarfiles directly into the freshly created filesystem... > > -Kurt > > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
