Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:07:09 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 215143] FreeBSD 11 install cd does not boot on macpro1,1 (32-bit efi) Message-ID: <bug-215143-227-9vXexTy0fR@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-215143-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-215143-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D215143 Benjamin Jacobs <freebsd@dev.thsi.be> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |freebsd@dev.thsi.be --- Comment #20 from Benjamin Jacobs <freebsd@dev.thsi.be> --- FWIW, I've used FreeBSD on such hardware, using a snapshot of 14.0-STABLE a= md64 in June 2023. As said, FreeBSD's EFI-loaders do not support such rare 32-bi= ts EFI environment, hence the install media does not work out-of-the box. However, by using rEFInd it is possible to chain-boot the FreeBSD install m= edia (in my case, using an USB key, I've not tried using the CDROM). The resulti= ng installed system also needs rEFInd to be "chain-booted". From what I recall, the rEFInd installation on the final system was quite straightforward: a co= uple .efi payload to put on the EFI partition, and a simple config file to chain-load FreeBSD's EFI loader. At this point, since it seems unlikely that anyone would want to work on a 32bit EFI loader, maybe some updated documentation, wiki or forum-post is = all that we should aim for? (Unfortunately, I do not have access to said hardware anymore to be able to contribute a more accurate installation procedure. For sure, it was possible last year using only officially-built versions of FreeBSD and rEFInd togeth= er. I don't see any reason that it wouldn't be the case anymore. That hardware = is still quite capable, and there isn't really that much in the way to keep us= ing it with FreeBSD :-) ) --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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