Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 21:07:38 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 200109] [PATCH] Minor EFI boot image enhancements Message-ID: <bug-200109-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D200109 Bug ID: 200109 Summary: [PATCH] Minor EFI boot image enhancements Product: Base System Version: 11.0-CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: patch Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: pfg@FreeBSD.org Keywords: patch Created attachment 156626 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D156626&action= =3Dedit Small enhancements to the EFI image generation This is a rather silly patch (and untested since I don't use EFI on the des= ktop I run FreeBSD on) to enhance the current EFI Fat image: 1- Enlarge the boot image to make it match the size of an older 5 1/4" flop= py. More space won't hurt and it seems better to use a somewhat "standard" size, 2- Set the OEM label to "MSWIN4.1". This is the recommended value in "Micro= soft Extensible Firmware Initiative FAT32 File System Specification": "There are many misconceptions about this field. It is only a name string. Microsoft operating systems don=E2=80=99t pay any attention to this field. = Some FAT drivers do. This is the reason that the indicated string, =E2=80=9CMSWIN4.1= =E2=80=9D, is the recommended setting, because it is the setting least likely to cause compatibility problems. If you want to put something else in here, that is = your option, but the result may be that some FAT drivers might not recognize the volume. Typically this is some indication of what system formatted the volu= me." I doubt either of these has any effect nowadays, and I won't feel offended = if the patch is rejected, but it may be better to adopt such changes earlier rather than later. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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