Re: Running Mezzano in bhyve

> Turns out, panic always happens in the same place when Mezzano is trying 
> to initialize an AHCI controller. Qemu uses an old PATA controller 
> by default, which works. When forcing SATA, it fails just like bhyve. 
> Virtio block devices are also claimed to work, but using virtio-blk 
> option in bhyve also results in panic.

  What's the panic with virtio-blk ? That may be an easier 
fix/workaround than AHCI, and it may help with other virtio devices.

> When I tried Mezzano on my PC 
> (bare metal), I used a USB stick. Can a USB stick be emulated in bhyve? 
> I guess, only using USB controller passthrough?

  That's correct currently.

later,

Peter.