Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:52:18 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: Andrey Fesenko <f0andrey@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: When will the FreeBSD (u)EFI work? Message-ID: <79dcf9ff2e4a233552bb1dff28c723ac@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BK5SrMef0SZ%2BQahg_ZEGMVQ5CXPBfAaQ-bbQALEbUt%2BBUEM%2Bw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 01:10:37 +0300 Andrey Fesenko f0andrey@gmail=2Ecom said > On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 12:53 AM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge=2Ecom> wrote: > > > > On an experiment of the FreeBSD EFI implementation=2E I installed > > a copy of releng/12 from install media=2E Which left me with: > > # gpart show ada0 > > =3D> 40 312581728 ada0 GPT (149G) > > 40 409600 1 efi (200M) > > 409640 31047680 2 freebsd-ufs (15G) > > 31457320 7680000 3 freebsd-swap (3=2E7G) > > 74788904 237792864 - free - (141G) > > > > On this Intel based system, I can stab the F12 key to pick > > my UEFI bootable OS, or let it boot according to the order > > I setup in the BIOS=2E So far, so good=2E > > I needed a copy of releng/13 to also work with=2E Installed a copy > > from install media=2E Which left me with: > > # gpart show ada0 > > =3D> 40 312581728 ada0 GPT (149G) > > 40 409600 1 efi (200M) > > 409640 31047680 2 freebsd-ufs (15G) > > 31457320 7680000 3 freebsd-swap (3=2E7G) > > 39137320 532480 4 efi (260M) > > 39669800 35119104 5 freebsd-ufs (17G) > > 74788904 237792864 - free - (113G) > > I *assumed* that the install would activate the new install, and I > > would boot straight into it=2E But no=2E I am still on the previous > > install, and worse, I can't get into the new install -- even if > > picking it via stabbing the F12 key=2E I *still* end up in the previous > > install=2E So looking at what might be causing it=2E I found the following: > > # releng/12 > > # mount -t msdosfs /dev/ada0p1 /mnt/ > > > > # ls /mnt/efi/boot/ > > BOOTx64=2Eefi > > startup=2Ensh > > > > # cat /mnt/efi/boot/startup=2Ensh > > BOOTx64=2Eefi > > > > # umount /mnt/ > > > > releng/13 > > # mount -t msdosfs /dev/ada0p4 /mnt/ > > > > # ls /mnt/EFI/freebsd/ > > loader=2Eefi > > > > Why the difference? When will FreeBSD (u)EFI work as expected? > > > > Thanks in advance for any insights! > > >=20 > Require only single efi part >=20 > See > https://forums=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/threads/two-freebsd-installations-and-efi=2E7396= 8/ Thanks for they reply, and link, Andrey! Well that confirms it=2E FreeBSD, unlike other OS implementations, will not permit booting your chosen "version" via EFI=2E That is; not without dropping to the loader prompt, or changing the status of slices, or boot entries pri= or to reboot=2E :( Looks like I'll need to install a third party OS, or bootmanager to use Fre= eBSD=2E Sigh=2E=2E=2E There *may* be hope in the future (https://bugs=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/bugzilla/show_b= ug=2Ecgi?id=3D207940) Thanks again, Andrey=2E Greatly appreciated! :) --Chris
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