Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 23:17:53 +0000 From: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> To: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Windows XP Message-ID: <e2641acf-4545-e1ca-0f8b-52e7c7906810@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <f16fda94-34d9-03e3-cbc6-5b1fc8d4faee@freebsd.org> References: <58AD611D.3000701@fjl.co.uk> <f16fda94-34d9-03e3-cbc6-5b1fc8d4faee@freebsd.org>
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On 22/02/2017 18:58, Peter Grehan wrote: > Hi Frank, > >> bhyve doesn't support anything older than Vista, > > That's correct, though I'm hoping to support XP and Server 2003 at > some point. > >> and I'm unclear as to whether it supports 32-bit versions of that. > > It doesn't, nor any 32-bit version of Windows after that, mainly > since they require BIOS and not all the support is there in the > UEFI/CSM BIOS emulation. > > As above, hoping to rectify that at some point. > > later, Thanks for that. Virtualbox is is then, for now. Although I could probably run Windows 7-64 Windows XP Mode to get DOS running! I'll push ahead with the compilation (don't use packages. and even then with X it gets a bit crazy and out of comfort zone). Regards, Frank.
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