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CC: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
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> On 5 Jul 2018, at 17:19, Warner Losh wrote:
> 
> > FAT12 isn't good for UEFI. Use FAT16 or FAT32.
> 
> We use it for the default image we built and the wiki suggests it as 
> well at https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI#CD.2FDVD_Boot_under_UEFI

IIRC FreeBSD recently cnahged to FAT16 or 32 on these
as the size got pushed up to be larger than what FAT12
can access.

> I wonder where this ?default? came from?
> 
> /bz

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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes@freebsd.org