The first step in installing FreeBSD on Parallels is to create a new virtual machine for installing FreeBSD.
Select [.guimenuitem]#FreeBSD# as the menu:Guest OS Type[] when prompted:
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+image::parallels-freebsd1.png[Parallels setup wizard showing FreeBSD as chosen OS]
Choose a reasonable amount of disk and memory depending on the plans for this virtual FreeBSD instance.
4GB of disk space and 512MB of RAM work well for most uses of FreeBSD under Parallels:
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+image::parallels-freebsd2.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the amount of RAM allocated]
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+image::parallels-freebsd3.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the disk menu]
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+image::parallels-freebsd4.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the menu for setting the disk size and type]
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+image::parallels-freebsd5.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the menu for setting the disk location]
Select the type of networking and a network interface:
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+image::parallels-freebsd6.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the network menu]
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+image::parallels-freebsd7.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the menu with the network type options]
Save and finish the configuration:
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+image::parallels-freebsd8.png[Parallels setup wizard showing the menu to configure the name of the machine and the directory where to save the configuration]
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+image::parallels-freebsd9.png[Parallels setup wizard indicating that the configuration is complete and asking the user if he wants to start guest OS installation]
After the FreeBSD virtual machine has been created, FreeBSD can be installed on it.
This is best done with an official FreeBSD CD/DVD or with an ISO image downloaded from an official FTP site.
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Click on the disc icon in the bottom right corner of the FreeBSD Parallels window.
This will bring up a window that can be used to associate the CD-ROM drive in the virtual machine with the ISO file on disk or with the real CD-ROM drive.
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+image::parallels-freebsd11.png[Parallels showing a summary of the newly created machine with information and actions to execute on the machine]
Once this association with the CD-ROM source has been made, reboot the FreeBSD virtual machine by clicking the reboot icon.
Parallels will reboot with a special BIOS that first checks if there is a CD-ROM.
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+image::parallels-freebsd10.png[Parallels showing the BIOS running]
In this case it will find the FreeBSD installation media and begin a normal FreeBSD installation.
Perform the installation, but do not attempt to configure Xorg at this time.
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+image::parallels-freebsd12.png[Parallels showing a snippet of the FreeBSD installation process]
When the installation is finished, reboot into the newly installed FreeBSD virtual machine.
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+image::parallels-freebsd13.png[Parallels showing the boot of FreeBSD]