Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:07:09 +0900 From: Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what 3rd party boot mgr is required to boot multiple freebsd versions? Message-ID: <20200317220709.7f373ad9ed39ebb07878ac42@dec.sakura.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BK5SrPZx5axwon7_Ymnpt4C8vQ_NqaZJO4uyoeaSbf1JNraHQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <89828bad8ceede6e2377dde200d98a98@udns.ultimatedns.net> <CA%2BK5SrPZx5axwon7_Ymnpt4C8vQ_NqaZJO4uyoeaSbf1JNraHQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:31:59 +0300 Andrey Fesenko <f0andrey@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 1:24 AM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> 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? > > > > upgrade system and use > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=efibootmgr&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports > ;) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Or if you want boot-time selection, try the patch proposed on Bug 207940 [1]. efibootmgr can be used only for "next boot and later", IIUC. The latest patch is for head and stable/12. Applicable on top of /usr/src. Patch for stable/11 is NOT tested / maintained for more than one year, so possibly doesn't apply / work anymore. [1] https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207940 -- Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
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