Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:01:40 +0100 From: Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> To: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> Cc: FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 24.3. Updating Bootcode Message-ID: <CAFDf7UJrnL0RrPyto07-THmhPSBF%2BpbgqMmj%2BMmjUZpDotvjXQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <62B26DE1-0E26-40BA-8647-E591E9ACEB7A@me.com> References: <CAFDf7UJv9QCuD27XDs2ihLiN21Rn6PeZjbJtWVOAAfHb8HHnHw@mail.gmail.com> <62B26DE1-0E26-40BA-8647-E591E9ACEB7A@me.com>
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Hi Toomas,
For better OS support, the UEFI specification (UEFI 2.8A Feb 14, page 499)
> is suggesting to use structure like:
>
> <ESP>/efi/<OS>/…
>
> And to use this suggestion, it means the UEFI Boot Manager needs to be
> configured (see efibootmgr(8)).
>
> Therefore, once you have set up OS specific setup, there is no use for
> default (<ESP>/efi/boot/…) and you need to update one or another, but not
> both.
>
FreeBSD have <ESP>/efi/freebsd/... but it's not configured in efibootmgr:
efibootmgr -v:
---
BootOrder : 0004, 0000, 2002, 2003, 2001
Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager
HD(1,GPT,8c497825-1db2-41f8-8924-85dfd0bb7283,0x800,0x82000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)
da0p1:/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
(null)
+Boot0000* EFI Hard Drive (SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2)
PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1d,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/NVMe(0x1,39-f9-b8-01-81-38-25-00)/HD(1,GPT,73acd1b2-de41-11eb-8156-002b67dfc673,0x28,0x82000)
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM
Boot2003* EFI Network
Boot2001* EFI USB Device
---
so boot is definitely using <ESP>/efi/boot/bootx64.efi @Boot0000
I think I can create a new boot:
---
efibootmgr -a -c -l /boot/efi/efi/freebsd/loader.efi -L FreeBSD-14
(and make it active)
efibootmgr -a -b NNNN
---
and create other for loader.efi.old in case of problems.
In this case I will need only update <ESP>/efi/freebsd/loader.efi.
Q: for what has been said in mailing, boot is compiled in /usr/src/stand,
isn't a good idea that when it install new boot it backup old boot like
/boot/kernel -> /boot/kernel.old?
Thanks,
--
Nuno Teixeira
FreeBSD Committer (ports)
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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>Hi Toomas,</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
For better OS support, the UEFI specification (UEFI 2.8A Feb 14, page 499) is suggesting to use structure like:<br>
<br>
<ESP>/efi/<OS>/…<br>
<br>
And to use this suggestion, it means the UEFI Boot Manager needs to be configured (see efibootmgr(8)).<br>
<br>
Therefore, once you have set up OS specific setup, there is no use for default (<ESP>/efi/boot/…) and you need to update one or another, but not both.<br></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>FreeBSD have <ESP>/efi/freebsd/... but it's not configured in efibootmgr:</div><div><br></div><div>efibootmgr -v:</div><div>---</div><div>BootOrder : 0004, 0000, 2002, 2003, 2001</div><div>Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,8c497825-1db2-41f8-8924-85dfd0bb7283,0x800,0x82000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)<br> da0p1:/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi (null)<br>+Boot0000* EFI Hard Drive (SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1d,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/NVMe(0x1,39-f9-b8-01-81-38-25-00)/HD(1,GPT,73acd1b2-de41-11eb-8156-002b67dfc673,0x28,0x82000)</div><div> Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM<br> Boot2003* EFI Network<br> Boot2001* EFI USB Device</div><div>---</div><div>so boot is definitely using <ESP>/efi/boot/bootx64.efi <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0">@Boot0000</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I think I can create a new boot:</div><div>---</div><div>efibootmgr -a -c -l /boot/efi/efi/freebsd/loader.efi -L FreeBSD-14</div><div>(and make it active)</div><div>efibootmgr -a -b NNNN</div><div>---</div><div>and create other for loader.efi.old in case of problems.</div><div><br></div><div>In this case I will need only update <ESP>/efi/freebsd/loader.efi.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Q: for what has been said in mailing, boot is compiled in /usr/src/stand, isn't a good idea that when it install new boot it backup old boot like /boot/kernel -> /boot/kernel.old?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno Teixeira<br>FreeBSD Committer (ports)</span></div></div></div>
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