Steps to install and run a windows virt with vm-bhyve on freebsd 26.06.26

pkg install vm-bhyve bhyve-firmware
sysrc vm_enable="YES"
sysrc vm_dir="/var/lib/vm"
vm init
vm switch create public
vm switch add public em0          # replace em0 with your NIC
vm create -t windows win10x       # create empty config, then override:

cat > /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf << 'EOF'
loader="uefi"
graphics="yes"
graphics_port="5900"
graphics_listen="0.0.0.0"
xhci_mouse="yes"
cpu="2"
memory="4G"
disk0_type="ahci-hd"
disk0_name="disk0.img"
disk0_size="40G"
network0_type="virtio-net"
network0_switch="public"
EOF

truncate -s 40G /var/lib/vm/win10x/disk0.img
vm install win10x /home/veto/tiny10.iso   # AHCI — no driver needed
# Install Windows normally via VNC viewer

# After install, add virtio-win CDROM for drivers:
sysrc -xqf /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf disk0_opts
echo 'disk0_opts="bootindex=0"' >> /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf
echo 'disk1_type="ahci-cd"' >> /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf
echo 'disk1_name="/home/veto/virtio-win.iso"' >> /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf
echo 'disk1_opts="bootindex=1"' >> /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf
vm start win10x

# In Windows, open CD drive → run virtio-win-gt-x64.msi
# Reboot, remove the CDROM from config, switch disk to virtio-blk:
echo 'disk0_type="virtio-blk"' >> /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf
# Enable autostart on boot:

pkg install freerdp

# Inside Windows: Win+R → sysdm.cpl → Remote tab → allow connections
# Note Windows IP with: ipconfig

xfreerdp /v:192.168.1.x /u:user /p:mypass /clipboard /dynamic-resolution /f
For autostart from desktop on FreeBSD, create ~/rdp.sh:
#!/bin/sh
xfreerdp /v:192.168.1.x /u:user /p:mypass /clipboard /dynamic-resolution /f
chmod +x ~/rdp.sh

## working /var/lib/vm/win10x/win10x.conf 
```
loader="uefi"
graphics="yes"
graphics_port="5900"
graphics_listen="0.0.0.0"
xhci_tablet="yes"
cpu="2"
memory="4G"
disk0_type="ahci-hd"
disk0_name="disk0.img"
disk0_size="40G"
disk0_opts="bootindex=0"
disk1_type="ahci-cd"
disk1_name="/root/virtio-win.iso"
disk1_opts="bootindex=1"
network0_type="virtio-net"
network0_switch="public"
uuid="e9f1d555-7129-11f1-af75-f079595d6654"
network0_mac="58:9c:fc:0f:f5:b3"
debug="yes"
disk1_type="ahci-cd"
disk1_name="/root/virtio-win.iso"
disk1_dev="custom"
xhci_mouse="yes"
graphics_res="1280x720"
```

# Linux guest to acces:
```
Same as from FreeBSD — just point to the FreeBSD host's IP and the Windows VM's IP:
On your Linux machine:
sudo apt install freerdp2-x11   # Debian/Ubuntu
xfreerdp /v:192.168.1.x /u:user /p:mypass /clipboard /dynamic-resolution /f
Where 192.168.1.x is the Windows VM's IP (not FreeBSD's). If the VM is NAT'd and not directly reachable, RDP instead to FreeBSD's IP and use a port forward:
On FreeBSD, forward port 3389 to the Windows VM:
echo 'rdr pass on em0 inet proto tcp from any to (em0) port 3389 -> 192.168.1.x port 3389' >> /etc/pf.conf
Then from Linux connect to FreeBSD's IP on port 3389.
```

https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve

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Steps to install and run a windows virt with vm-bhyve on freebsd 26.06.26

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