Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 01:03:43 +0100 From: John <freebsd-lists@potato.growveg.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: UEFI bios, problem installing freebsd but not pc-bsd Message-ID: <20140404000343.GA45831@potato.growveg.org>
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Hello -stable, Got a new computer the other day. It has a UEFI bios. I downloaded the latest builds of 10-stable and 11 from allbsd, and also downloaded pc-bsd 10-R. Although I could install all three, for the freebsds the system would not get to the loader prompt. All I got was a blank screen and the cursor hopping around in the top left quadrant of the screen. In contrast to this, when I installed pc-bsd and the system rebooted, it was able to fully boot as expected. Why is this? I suspect it's due to UEFI but, unlike a server I look after, this machine does not appear to have a legacy bios. Now, while I have nothing against pc-bsd, I'm used to getting the base install sorted then installing what I need out of ports, probably because I'm an old fart who has been using freebsd as a desktop since 2.2.5. How can I make the proper BSD bootable after install in the face of UEFI ? How does pc-bsd overcome this limitation? [whoops, just looked at https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI - has anyone here got this to work?] thanks, -- John
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