FreeBSD VM no longer boots on PRL 26.2.1

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by ThierryL4, Jan 18, 2026.

  1. ThierryL4

    ThierryL4 Junior Member

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    Hi,
    After upgrading to Parallels Desktop version 26.2.1 (57371), on an iMac M3, my FreeBSD 15.0 VM no longer boots. It crashes on boot with "panic: unhandled external data abort". See screenshot below.
    Notes:
    • The crash occurs both when booting on the installed OS and the installation ISO image. That is the weird thing. I can accept that my installed OS can become somehow corrupted and no longer works. But the installation ISO image is immutable and used to work (because I installed the OS!) I even downloaded a fresh copy, with the same result.
    • The exact sequence is: 1) boot, 2) display the FreeBSD installer boot menu (ok), 3) start booting the ISO image -> immediately crashes.
    • It seems that the keyboard is not operative. It is not possible to type a selection in the installer boot menu. I have to other choice than letting the automatic boot start.
    • The Linux VMs and the Windows VM still work correctly. The problem is only on the FreeBSD VM.

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  2. ThierryL4

    ThierryL4 Junior Member

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