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Date:      Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:14:17 +1030
From:      Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz>
To:        Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>, FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: OpenBSD vm troubles
Message-ID:  <7a890c20-47d8-e0d2-81bf-02468ddc4db6@ShaneWare.Biz>
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On 11/2/24 17:28, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> I am not sure what it is that I am doing wrong, but I am unable to install
> OpenBSD.
> 
> Here is how I am invoking the installer:
> ```
> bhyve -A -D -H -P -S -u -w -c 8 -m 4G \
> -s 0,hostbridge \
> -s 3,ahci-hd,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/.iso/miniroot74.img \
> -s 4,virtio-blk,/usr/local/bhyve-vms/OpenBSD/openbsd74.img \
> -s 5,virtio-net,tap1 \
> -s 8,hda,play=/dev/dsp,rec=/dev/dsp \
> -s 20,virtio-rnd \
> -s 29,fbuf,tcp=0.0.0.0:5901,w=1680,h=1050,wait \
> -s 30,xhci,tablet \
> -s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio \
> -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \
> openbsd74
> ```
> 
> I end up with:
> ```
> probing: pc0 com0 com1 mem[640K 3049M 128K 16M 3M 1024M]
> disk: hd0 hd1*
>>> OpenBSD/amd64 BOOTX64 3.65
> boot>
> cannot open hd0a:/etc/random.seed: No such file or directory
> booting hd0a:/bsd: 17163596read text
>  failed(0). will try /bsd
> boot>
> cannot open hd0a:/etc/random.seed: No such file or directory
> booting hd0a:/bsd: 17163596read text
>  failed(0). will try /bsd
> Turning timeout off.
> boot>
> ```
> Not sure what I need to do for the installer to run.

You are at the boot prompt, so the openbsd kernel hasn't started.

Try entering hd1d/bsd.rd

The openbsd faq may help
https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html

Instead of using miniroot, I would try using the install74.iso


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