convert img into vmdk (oracle vmware) or vhd (microsoft pc2007) -- ref: https://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/convert-images.html pkg search qemu qemu: QEMU CPU Emulator pkg install qemu qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O raw image.vmdk _.disk.full qemu-img convert -f vpc -O raw image.vhd _.disk.full http://markelov.org/wiki/index.php?title=Testing_nanoBSD_image_using_VMWare https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.html simulator -- microsoft pc2007 (old windows) VirtualBox qemu cd /usr/src/tools/tools/nanobsd/embedded cat README sh ../nanobsd.sh -c i386.conf