From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Sep 7 01:47:33 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F22873E6162 for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 01:47:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BlB455Vmxz4k7x for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 01:47:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id BCEF73E5F60; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 01:47:33 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCB4F3E5E6A for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 01:47:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ot1-x329.google.com (mail-ot1-x329.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::329]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BlB444BJgz4k5Z for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 01:47:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ot1-x329.google.com with SMTP id 109so11066508otv.3 for ; Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:47:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=r0x/I/ch2MoTulrpuP+u2WZibWIwljLVqAgoGdX0+pM=; b=CNXrp2UeHa/GRzeP2Q7ofRI6H23CQ//onRJbdTq270WP3mECoPlbAhQ52PszNBk3Yc hT1PU0jJlDrRpQu9JgVFz8+0yc6Wdvu7X3yrSpC/3Z/TlvjSITbmen4lFfsfUnSKGu11 j/7ZlRASINnideEg9NPDB4lsuBl18BniFvMqcWcCn2FJo5Rm5HLQ27gzz7w1DFXHpe2p T0fvCV0pP1SFET6odFPC0V7yFw1V1TVzRSWQ2cDZ06ccPNzSheEZKksJpaj4WffJhv7k yB5hpIVJs0lMWzMkK4Je/OGBfS164utsyTgRBEpxmXG/YQ19dZZyCkt60hS2M1764vdO svZg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=r0x/I/ch2MoTulrpuP+u2WZibWIwljLVqAgoGdX0+pM=; b=mpTZRcrFP7KrgdL38by7GeoUkYaBnbqrlluEqLWrHVEGIuhK+K5ebRGP0ukWHnhQ4M AyNXw4qZ1kHW6ma9WNNyOBMVoaMf+vnR9skSY4kwjSyOWk1wjzSFUkQ1/disHbeyYJ7S DzhyDYQ0eTuuP/HIHrqpPY4rZjx7wZyEBEG0Av0uoEXmCe53CcDlniqamK5SJ7wsmMRt H5Bm6gxGdFe96QWXqhL0mp6OTW36puKYWRTAAPcFxDqUv59JB8sgCM2HRwgw2Wq0wA/F Y9iwHL5z1yvkTaAFPzbKmChbtEa/1UYAjaweHGTwzTxQNtZRsGINZCAEJlsS5we8IQ8t kYtA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531yiJWFOoBqabwN9efAyJV3sGnVg3AiGOJZ8sXHBAHz5VmW69GL HqH6zX7STb7SrAmRFjGQRgXQRhMjAmpnFgJpJdCxYprCsVs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwlcJUNFipeYDs6oiJ8jxh8S9uzH/AbkE4iOmlf1h+TDU9kg6ijx10UUUXjpgzPSMa3N3yIafif95i4E2P5LtY= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:128f:: with SMTP id g15mr12650511otg.93.1599443250688; Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:47:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Kevin Oberman Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2020 18:47:14 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Booting EFI system without EFI loader To: questions@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BlB444BJgz4k5Z X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=CNXrp2Ue; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kob6558@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::329 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kob6558@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.96 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.96)[-0.963]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.02)[-1.024]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::329:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.28)[-0.276]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[questions]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020 01:47:34 -0000 I know it's possible, because I did it once by accident. Now I need to do it again. I had completed the installation and tried to boot the new system. It worked when I tried to boot the USB stick, but something failed with the message that no valid system was found and prompted for the bot drive. I entered ufs:disk0p6: and the newly installed system came up! I then updated to current and built the world and kernel and installed the kernel. Now I need to reboot. I can't figure out how to get the loader to ask for the boot disk (partition). I tried installing the loader into the efi partition as per the handbook, but my system was too smart. It didn't like the new bootx86.efi file and "fixed" it! ARG! Any clue as to how to force my system to boot and NOT "AUTOREPAIR" itself? I want to install rEFInd using Niclas Z's instructions as soon as can. I seem to be asking for help a lot, but I have not had to deal with this stuff since going to EFI. FWIW, the system is a Lenovo L15 (Intel). -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683