Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:33:08 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what 3rd party boot mgr is required to boot multiple freebsd versions? Message-ID: <f76b211bb27e5a0d9126090766378858@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <fda7e322-d1f4-2570-9eeb-87ea619f48d2@denninger.net>
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On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:24:24 -0500 Karl Denninger karl@denninger.net said > On 3/16/2020 17:23, Chris wrote: > > I'm attempting to boot multiple versions of FreeBSD. > > I started with an install of older 11 with a (u)efi > > boot partition installed. I then grabbed an current 11 > > usbstick, and installed that. Which stated it needed to > > install a (u)efi boot partition. I let it do it. But the > > new (additional) install doesn't show up at boot. Altho > > my UEFI BIOS sees it. > > I guess there are just too many uefi bios versions, > > and too many changes in the FreeBSD uefi boot code > > to expect consistent results over the long haul. > > Should I just convert the 1st efi (GPT) boot partition > > to a PMBR, and delete the second efi partition. Or is > > there a recommended bootmanager I can use to boot multiple > > versions of FreeBSD? Windows? > > > > Thank you! > > > > --Chris > > > Refind perhaps? Thanks for the reply, Karl! :) I've used that before for FreeBSD/MacOS combos. I'll look at it again. For the record. I'm *only* using FreeBSD in this situation. I only mentioned Windows above, for the use of it's boot manager. Thanks again! --Chris > > > -- > Karl Denninger > karl@denninger.net <mailto:karl@denninger.net> > /The Market Ticker/ > /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/
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