Hit installation issue for FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 4GB or above RAM.
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Hit installation issue for FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 4GB or above RAM.
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Article ID: 313448
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Updated On: 11-27-2023
Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
This article provides the reason and how to handle this issue.
Symptoms: To install FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 4GB or above RAM on NVMe controller attached hard disk, the installation cannot be completed and "BTX halted error" is reported. To install FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 4GB or above RAM on LSI Logic Parallel or LSI Logic SAS controller attached hard disk, the welcome dialog to begin the installation will show up repeatedly after selecting "reboot" at the installation complete dialog, this will cause the installation never to complete.
Install FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 3GB or less RAM.
Workaround: The Two options to resolve the issue are below:
1. Install FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 32bit in a VM with 3GB or less RAM. 2. It is recommended to take FreeBSD 13.x/14.x 64bit instead of 32bit version if 4 GB or more memory is required.