Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:47:31 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to for making bhyve images (using makefs + mkimg) Message-ID: <20141031054731.GL8852@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <54531FFE.7000409@freebsd.org> References: <20141030043421.GA8852@funkthat.com> <54531FFE.7000409@freebsd.org>
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Alfred Perlstein wrote this message on Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 22:37 -0700: > On 10/29/14 9:34 PM, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > >So, Michael Dexter prodded me to document how I'm doing it, so I put > >up a blog post at: > >http://blog.funkthat.com/2014/10/building-bhyve-images-using-makefs-and.html > > > >It's a quick guide on how to build images using makefs and mkimg. Only > >time you need root is when you run the VM... > > > >btw, thanks for getting bhyve running on AMD! :) > > > John-Mark, very cool. > > Thanks for pointing me at mkimg, will have to look at porting our build > to use that as opposed to "mdconfig". np... It's cool.. though things get built a bit different w/ mkimg wrt to partiion alignment.. so make sure things are good, i.e. 4k aligned for most hard drives... One easy way to do this is to use -P 4k... Enjoy! -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."
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