Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:35:58 -0600 From: robert@rrbrussell.com To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to boot FreeBSD14 without EFI? Message-ID: <a9eed1c8-cb75-4dcf-9fea-6eac94739e85@app.fastmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d353a813-e5b1-4cad-8502-d580d483eabd@heuristicsystems.com.au> References: <d353a813-e5b1-4cad-8502-d580d483eabd@heuristicsystems.com.au>
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--df523dc745914adcaed99d530711c484 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, at 02:35, Dewayne Geraghty wrote: > I pulled the release i386 and amd64 iso's from https://download.freebs= d.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/ and both require EFI to boot.=20 >=20 > Then I proceeded to download the source for releng14 and did the usual= build and install steps for an amd64 vdi (virtualbox setup on a Windows= host). However I've been unable to boot from either an MBR or a GPT sc= heme. Clearly I'm missing something. Does anyone have the incantation = to boot without EFI on either i386 or amd64? >=20 > I added WITHOUT_EFI to /etc/srcconf and rebuilt GENERIC but more is re= quired... >=20 > Also the loader no longer provides vidconsole as a console device. Ha= s vidconsole been replaced with eficonsole? =20 >=20 > Regards, Dewayne Just to confirm the FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img file does no= t boot unless UEFI is enabled on your Virtual Machine or physical hardwa= re? Have you double checked the checksum of the image or images you are usin= g? Assuming BIOS boot do you know if the device has previously booted using= GPT or only MBR partition tables? =E2=80=94 Robert --df523dc745914adcaed99d530711c484 Content-Type: text/html;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type=3D"text/css">p.Mso= Normal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>On Sun, Jan 14,= 2024, at 02:35, Dewayne Geraghty wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"ci= te" id=3D"qt" style=3D""><div>I pulled the release i386 and amd64 iso's = from <a href=3D"https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/" = target=3D"_blank">https://download.freebsd.org/<wbr>releases/ISO-IMAGES/= 14.0/</a> and both require EFI to boot. <br></div><div><br></div><d= iv>Then I proceeded to download the source for releng14 and did the usual build and install steps for an amd64 vdi (virtualbox setup on a Windows host). However I've been unable to boot f= rom either an MBR or a GPT scheme. Clearly I'm missing something= . Does anyone have the incantation to boot without EFI on either i386 or amd64?<br></div><div><br></div><div>I added WITHOUT_EFI to= /etc/srcconf and rebuilt GENERIC but more is required...<br></div><div><br></div><div>Also the loader n= o longer provides vidconsole as a console device. Has vidconsole been replaced with eficonsole? &= nbsp;<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Dewayne<br></div></blockquot= e><div><br></div><div>Just to confirm the FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-mem= stick.img file does not boot unless UEFI is enabled on your Virtual Mach= ine or physical hardware?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you double c= hecked the checksum of the image or images you are using?<br></div><div>= <br></div><div>Assuming BIOS boot do you know if the device has previous= ly booted using GPT or only MBR partition tables?<br></div><div><br></di= v><div>=E2=80=94 Robert</div></body></html> --df523dc745914adcaed99d530711c484--
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