Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:27:22 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu>, Rebecca Cran <bcran@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: UEFI, loader.efi and /boot.config Message-ID: <201901181527.x0IFRMdm055990@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfp=EkKKA%2ByBzMMUu01sjAV71g4XQxgeh8JWDvA%2B%2BngZww@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 12:49 AM Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > With a recent change I made for UEFI, we now install loader.efi onto the > > ESP and don???t run boot1. That means that /boot.config is no longer read, > > and so console settings need to be put in /boot/loader.conf > > > > Which change is that ? > > > > Moving from boot1.efi to loader.efi. loader.efi never looked at it. > loader.efi honors the uefi env vars to set the console which replaces the > old way. > So it sounds like what we need is some documentation that covers: a) If your using mbr/bios boot and /boot.config you need to move your settings from /boot.config to /boot/loader.conf or b) If your using uefi boot and /boot.config you need to migrate your settings from /boot.config to uefi env vars foo bar and zep Or did I get loss in the twisty maze of changes? > Warner > > > I was wondering if people will expect /boot.config to still be read and > > so code should be added to loader to continue to parse it, or if > > loader.conf can be considered the correct place and boot.config forgotten > > about? > > > > I have quite a few systems using /boot.config, but can cope if I know > > about this. > > > > -- > > pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 One year to go ! -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?201901181527.x0IFRMdm055990>