UEFI Boot

From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 10 20:45:48 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 22453DDC; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 035C0FD9; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id s9AKjlTf089563; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:47 GMT (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from emaste@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id s9AKjlDb089562; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:47 GMT (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201410102045.s9AKjlDb089562@svn.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: svn.freebsd.org: emaste set sender to emaste@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Ed Maste Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:47 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45774 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:45:48 -0000 Author: emaste (src committer) Date: Fri Oct 10 20:45:47 2014 New Revision: 45774 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45774 Log: Revert my accidental changes to this file: r45769, r45770, r45771 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Oct 10 20:43:06 2014 (r45773) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Oct 10 20:45:47 2014 (r45774) @@ -553,6 +553,77 @@ + + UEFI Boot + + + + + Ed + Maste + + emaste@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Nathan + Whitehorn + + nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org + + + + + &os; UEFI wiki page + &os; snapshots + + + +

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides + boot- and run-time services for x86 and other computers. For + the x86 architecture it replaces the legacy BIOS. This + project will adapt the &os; loader and kernel boot process for + compatibility with UEFI firmware, found on contemporary + servers, desktops, and laptops.

+ +

Ed and Nathan completed a number of integration tasks over + the past three months. Nathan added a first-stage loader, + boot1.efi, to support chain-loading the rest of the system + from a UFS filesystem. This allows the UEFI boot process to + proceed in a similar fashion as with BIOS boot. Nathan also + added UEFI support to the &os; installer and release image + creation script.

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The EFI framebuffer requires the vt(4) system + console — a framebuffer driver is not implemented for + the legacy syscons(4) console. Ed added automatic + vt(4) selection to the UEFI boot path.

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Snapshots are now built as dual-mode images, and should boot + via both BIOS and UEFI. Our plan is to merge the UEFI and + vt(4) work to stable/10 to appear in &os; + 10.1-RELEASE.

+ + + The &os; Foundation + + + Document manual installation, including dual-boot + configurations. + + Implement boot1.efi for ZFS file systems. + + Add support for UEFI variables stored in non-volatile + memory (NVRAM). + + Debug boot failures with certain UEFI firmware + implementations. + + Support secure boot. + + + &os; Core Team @@ -1583,66 +1654,4 @@ - - UEFI Boot - - - - - Ed - Maste - - emaste@FreeBSD.org - - - - - Nathan - Whitehorn - - nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org - - - - - &os; UEFI wiki page - &os; snapshots - - - -

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides - boot- and run-time services for x86 and other computers. For - the x86 architecture it replaces the legacy BIOS. This - project will adapt the &os; loader and kernel boot process for - compatibility with UEFI firmware, found on contemporary - servers, desktops, and laptops.

- -

Over the last three months Ed and others refined the existing - UEFI support, and merged it to the stable/10 branch for the - upcoming FreeBSD 10.1 release.

- -

To avoid the risk of a regression, the standard FreeBSD 10.1 - install images continue to use the existing partitioning scheme - and support only legacy BIOS boot. Separate UEFI-enabled - installer images will be included with 10.1.

- - The &os; Foundation - - - Document manual installation, including dual-boot - configurations. - - Implement boot1.efi for ZFS file systems. - - Add support for UEFI variables stored in non-volatile - memory (NVRAM). - - Debug boot failures with certain UEFI firmware - implementations. - - Support secure boot. - - - -