Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:19:54 +0100 From: Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> To: JCA <1.41421@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD under UEFI x86-64 hardware Message-ID: <7C95EDD1-F2A3-4120-BF04-49E0A6DC83FF@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAFy1yb3L_rcgdrkJaBi26Fhw4SG1AFjdcVzLp9uZWk7A=pkirw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFy1yb3L_rcgdrkJaBi26Fhw4SG1AFjdcVzLp9uZWk7A=pkirw@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_4A32D0FD-CAD5-4770-9092-FB8C6C002D9E Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On 09 Mar 2015, at 17:12, JCA <1.41421@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have just started looking into what is involved in booting FreeBSD > on UEFI-based x86-64 hardware. I was wondering if anybody in this > group could provide some pointers where to start. I am interested in > the FreeBSD boot code under UEFI in general, with a particular > emphasis on how the FreeBSD loader exploits the secure boot > capabilities supported by recent UEFI versions. I'd be most grateful > if anybody can point me in the right direction on this. Start here: https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI Executive summary: it works, but with some caveats (e.g. no ZFS). -Dimitry --Apple-Mail=_4A32D0FD-CAD5-4770-9092-FB8C6C002D9E Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.26 iEYEARECAAYFAlT9yC0ACgkQsF6jCi4glqPfRACeMfNyMrnwH2LauaPwVc+LkeTt ZTsAoPivdxKRWLq+kbPxt1LGppPSl6dO =ZTnp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_4A32D0FD-CAD5-4770-9092-FB8C6C002D9E--
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