From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 14 02:29:32 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C63AD271 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2015 02:29:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com) Received: from griffon.alerce.com (griffon.alerce.com [206.125.171.162]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "griffon.alerce.com", Issuer "griffon.alerce.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD18CAE7 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2015 02:29:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com) Received: from griffon.alerce.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by griffon.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A85A42842D; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:29:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postfix.alerce.com (75-149-38-78-SFBA.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [75.149.38.78]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by griffon.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 663D92842C; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:29:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by postfix.alerce.com (Postfix, from userid 503) id 0F51B5826AC2; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:29:24 -0700 (PDT) From: George Hartzell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <21884.59139.951381.344884@alacrity.local> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:29:23 -0700 To: Andreas Wrede Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start @0xfff...." In-Reply-To: <79D327FB-3310-4642-8B16-6361AC26BAE2@wrede.ca> References: <21883.35789.822027.413019@alacrity.local> <79D327FB-3310-4642-8B16-6361AC26BAE2@wrede.ca> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b under 24.5.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin14.1.0) Reply-To: hartzell@alerce.com X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 02:29:32 -0000 Andreas Wrede writes: > > > On Jun 12, 2015, at 21:47 , George Hartzell wrote: > > > > I have a 2008 Mac Pro (NOT a MacBook) that's been happily running > > FreeBSD for years via MBR partitioned disks. > > [...] > > I've recently been inspired to try the EFI booting stuff. > > [...] > > Booting either way exhibits the same symptom. /boot/loader.efi > > runskoads the kernel and stuff but when it boots it prints > > > > Booting... > > Start @0xffffffff802e7000 ... > > _ > > > > (that's the address when booted from the SSD, the address for the 10.1 > > USB stick is 0xffffffff802df060) > > > > and then hangs. > > [...] > > My experience with a Mac Pro (2009) is similar. I tried to boot > from CD and USB with FreeBSD 10.1 and a -current snapshot from > about 2 weeks ago. A MacBook Pro (2010) booted without a problem > with the both the 10.1 and -current USB images. The MacPro will be > available for more testing in a week or two. The Mac Pro will boot the 10.1 DVD. I tried the EFI DVD and it shows the same symptoms as described above. BUT I noticed that even after the "Start @0xfff..." message displayed and the system appeared to hang the DVD ground away for another minute or two. Nothing else appeared on the console, but it sounded as if something was happening. Perhaps the problem is "just" with the console setup. g.