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Date:      Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:58:40 -0600
From:      Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org>
To:        "David P. Discher" <dpd@dpdtech.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: UEFI layout includes a freebsd-boot?
Message-ID:  <d3e2e418-8503-b629-8b0d-47bf1508720e@freebsd.org>
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From: Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org>
To: "David P. Discher" <dpd@dpdtech.com>
Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Message-ID: <d3e2e418-8503-b629-8b0d-47bf1508720e@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: UEFI layout includes a freebsd-boot?
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 <966F98F8-B11B-43DF-B283-9EE7FAF4E212@dpdtech.com>
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On 9/23/18 3:57 PM, David P. Discher wrote:
> This is correct for a EFI+BIOS map. If the installer did this for an EF=
I
> only map, then that is a bug.
>=20

Is it supposed to "Detect" BIOS vs UEFI booting in the installer?

sean

> My 12-Alpha7 install I just did, with BIOS only:
>=20
> dpd@amd:~ % gpart show
> =3D> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 40 =C2=A0234441568 =C2=A0ada0 =C2=A0GPT =C2=A0=
(112G)
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A040 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 1024 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 1 =C2=A0freebsd-boot =C2=A0(512K)
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A01064 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0984 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0- free - =C2=A0(492K)
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A02048 =C2=A0 =C2=A04194304 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2 =C2=
=A0freebsd-swap =C2=A0(2.0G)
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 4196352 =C2=A0230244352 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 3 =C2=A0freebsd-zfs=
 =C2=A0(110G)
> =C2=A0 234440704 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0904 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0- free - =C2=A0(452K)
>=20
>=20
>=20
> The =E2=80=9Cfree=E2=80=9D section seems a bit aggressive (large) =E2=80=
=A6 assuming for sector
> alignment. =C2=A0( Would be cool for future feature if freebsd-boot can=
 be
> encapsulated in the EFI partition. )=C2=A0
>=20
>=20
> --
> David P. Discher=C2=A0
> https://davidpdischer.com/
> dpd@dpdtech.com
>=20
>> On Sep 23, 2018, at 1:57 PM, Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org
>> <mailto:sbruno@freebsd.org>> wrote:
>>
>> I don't think this layout from the installer is correct, but I could b=
e
>> wrong. =C2=A0Is there any reason to have a freebsd-boot in this layout=

>> created by the installer when using UEFI?
>>
>> % gpart show
>> =3D> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A040 =C2=A0537234688 =C2=A0ada0=
 =C2=A0GPT =C2=A0(256G)
>> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A040 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0409600 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01 =C2=A0efi =C2=A0(200M)
>> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0409640 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0102=
4 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A02 =C2=A0freebsd-boot =C2=A0(512K)
>> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0410664 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0984 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0- free - =C2=A0(492K)
>> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0411648 =C2=A0=C2=A067108864 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A03 =C2=A0freebsd-swap =C2=A0(32G)
>> =C2=A0=C2=A067520512 =C2=A0469712896 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A04 =C2=A0f=
reebsd-zfs =C2=A0(224G)
>> =C2=A0537233408 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A01320 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0- free - =C2=A0(660K)
>>
>>
>=20


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