Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:45:24 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 243997] bsdinstall should not format EFI partition Message-ID: <bug-243997-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=243997 Bug ID: 243997 Summary: bsdinstall should not format EFI partition Product: Base System Version: 12.1-RELEASE Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: markand@malikania.fr Hi, FreeBSD makes a bit complicated to dual boot an UEFI install when using the bsdinstall partition tool. Even though you don't modify the EFI partition (if already existing) FreeBSD will format it and therefore losing all your previous systems EFI loaders. The script should not format the EFI partition and use it if already existing or propose the user to create one if not found. Steps to reproduce: 1. Install any operating system that is not FreeBSD with a EFI partition 2. Boot FreeBSD installer 3. Create a freebsd-ufs partition (do not use auto partitioning!) 4. Install will format the EFI partition and you lose all your data on it. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.help
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