run OpenBSD in Parallels Desktop on Apple M1

[mmika]

Another interesting difference with the Intel installation (also Parallels 17, but freeBSD 13) is that using "Boot option" (gop list) at the boot on freeBSD 14 ARM I get only one resolution (1024x768) while in that Intel installation there were as many as 9 possible resolutions.

Did I have anything wrong with the installation?

Nothing wrong, just a different architectures. On Intel, I guess, you are running legacy BIOS with VGA BIOS reporting a number of possible video resolutions. On ARM UEFI BIOS advertises the only one resolution 1024x768. In general you need video driver in FreeBSD that is able to work with virtual video adapter. As you specified Linux guest OS type during VM creation, I guess there is should be virtio-gpu driver in FreeBSD.

 

[salvomic]

Nothing wrong, just a different architectures. On Intel, I guess, you are running legacy BIOS with VGA BIOS reporting a number of possible video resolutions. On ARM UEFI BIOS advertises the only one resolution 1024x768. In general you need video driver in FreeBSD that is able to work with virtual video adapter. As you specified Linux guest OS type during VM creation, I guess there is should be virtio-gpu driver in FreeBSD.

thanks for the info.
In my Intel MacBook there was a FreeBSD 13 AMD 64...
Here, if I run

pciconf -lv | grep -A4 vga

I get no output at all.
I've installed xf86-video-scfb drivers also and set a file /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver.scfb.conf ...
Now it starts the GUI (Mate + Slim) but the mouse in hanged, stuck, I need to go in another shell (^Alt-F1) to try some commands...
Are there other commands to get what video card is installed?

 

[salvomic]

In the login window (GUI of Slim) the keyboard works but not the mouse, after login entering the Mate GUI, the mouse pointer puts itself in the center but it is not possible to move it.
I tried to enable or disable moused in /etc/rc.conf but nothing changes.

 

[salvomic]

ok, found: for mouse working ta trick is to set

# /boot/loader.conf
ums_load="YES"

It remains the problem with resolution in GUI: in Mate only 1024x768. Help appreciated, thanks.

 

[AlejandroV7]

Hi folks! I am facing situations when trying to use OpenBSD 7.8 (7.7 happened too) during the installation process into Parallels Desktop:
- Parallels Desktop 26
- Apple Silicon M1
I select Another Linux, and I am using the Install78.iso image (https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.8/arm64/install78.iso)
The system start to boot, but when the prompt request (I)nstall .... ? then the screen start to blink; when I try to enter "I" for installing the system, after a few seconds the screen turn black and nothing happens. No echo for the "I" typed in the keyboard.

Anyone else is experiencing the same? are there any workaround or solution?

Thanks a million!