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This page attempts to document running NetBSD/evbarm under the
[VMware Fusion](https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor/workstation-and-fusion) product

# Requirements

# Installing Fusion Pro on macOS

As of March 2025, the current versions of VMware Fusion
Pro and Workstation Pro are available at no charge for all
use cases, including personal, educational, and
commercial use.

Follow the instructions at [Fusion and Workstation](https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor/workstation-and-fusion) for registering an account to be able to download.

Create a new VM with install via ISO and edit machine settings appropriately, but before starting the VM add the following to the VM's .vmx file

    nvme0.ic = "FALSE"

This works around an interrupt coalescing issue that can stall data transfers.

For example,

    nick@Mac ~ % grep nvme0.ic Virtual\ Machines.localized/NetBSD\ -current.vmwarevm/NetBSD\ -current.vmx
    nvme0.ic = "FALSE"
    nick@Mac ~ %