Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:12:03 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> Cc: Brian Scott <bscott@bunyatech.com.au>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NanoBSD on Raspberry Pi3 Message-ID: <CANCZdfrJPd4gXG1fhtt-xZ8U0K9P-eF6CG4K055ZbQEvNQ4szA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <aaca50e7-b1d7-43f9-8170-a80531e7c763@madpilot.net> References: <c6edd271-7cca-4f08-94df-78ddbca2c498@madpilot.net> <07f36861-caf4-458a-8ddc-6c73a4a09755@bunyatech.com.au> <89e45166-8d87-4050-b9f7-00469187005c@madpilot.net> <efdaec6b-8a66-4da1-bd5d-123ee31a2a0f@bunyatech.com.au> <9036ce5f-f3b8-4c83-a569-aa4d86436e6b@madpilot.net> <aaca50e7-b1d7-43f9-8170-a80531e7c763@madpilot.net>
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--0000000000000834080609cf6c47 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 3:08=E2=80=AFAM Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> wrote= : > On 06/11/23 11:06, Guido Falsi wrote: > > On 05/11/23 12:05, Brian Scott wrote: > >> > >> On 5/11/2023 8:13 pm, Guido Falsi wrote: > >>> Have you got some pointer to some documentation elsewhere about this > >>> so I can write an informed paragraph for the man page about this? > >> I found it a couple of years ago after a lot of searching. No idea > >> where I found it even though I normally try to keep notes. It would be > >> nice to see some doco on it. > > > > I created a code review to update loader.env(8) man page. I really did > > I obviously meant loader.efi(8) here. > Honestly, for MBR booting, the defaults are wrong. mbr + uefi is kinda niche. The rpi is the only platform we have where it's used. Other places it's possible, but with large disks everybody uses GPT when they can regardless of the size of the disk. Plus config is a little easier... All the loader*(8) man pages need a lot of work. Warner --0000000000000834080609cf6c47 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 3:08=E2=80=AFA= M Guido Falsi <<a href=3D"mailto:mad@madpilot.net">mad@madpilot.net</a>&= gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 06= /11/23 11:06, Guido Falsi wrote:<br> > On 05/11/23 12:05, Brian Scott wrote:<br> >><br> >> On 5/11/2023 8:13 pm, Guido Falsi wrote:<br> >>> Have you got some pointer to some documentation elsewhere abou= t this <br> >>> so I can write an informed paragraph for the man page about th= is?<br> >> I found it a couple of years ago after a lot of searching. No idea= <br> >> where I found it even though I normally try to keep notes. It woul= d be <br> >> nice to see some doco on it.<br> > <br> > I created a code review to update loader.env(8) man page. I really did= <br> <br> I obviously meant loader.efi(8) here.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>H= onestly, for MBR booting, the defaults are wrong. mbr=C2=A0+ uefi is kinda = niche. The rpi is the only platform we have where it's used. Other plac= es it's possible, but with large disks everybody uses GPT when they can= regardless of the size of the disk. Plus config is a little easier...</div= ><div><br></div><div>All the loader*(8) man pages need a lot of work.</div>= <div><br></div><div>Warner=C2=A0</div></div></div> --0000000000000834080609cf6c47--
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