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Date:      Fri, 27 May 2016 20:10:41 -0400
From:      Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net>
To:        Rafael Rodrigues Nakano <mseqs@bsd.com.br>,freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: UEFI boot problem
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Well, if you can boot from bios, I'd say just install the system, make sure you leave room for the ESP, and then build a kernel and make sure it has the efifb driver built in. 

On May 27, 2016 8:07:06 PM EDT, Rafael Rodrigues Nakano <mseqs@bsd.com.br> wrote:
>From BIOS mode it boots fine, which is pretty strange. How can I load
>it
>from the loader prompt at the boot screen?

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hello
    please i need help installing freebsd using the virtual box
    actually am at my concluding phase but the problem is i downloaded a VM
image with the .vhd.xz as well as the .raw.xz extensions
    but i cant unzip it and i cant locate it when choosing a virtual
optical disk file
any help is very much appreciated

On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Kefeh Collins <kefehcollins@gmail.com>
wrote:

> hello
>  i am a second year computer science student, program in c and c++ and am
> interested in contributing in operating system (kernel) directed projects
> please i need guidance
>
> thanks in advance
>



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