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To: bsd-lists@bsdforge.com Cc: freebsd-stable , freebsd-current Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 48h9z12Fs2z3L8S X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=cq3WsYwP; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of f0andrey@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::344 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=f0andrey@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.00 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.999,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[4.4.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.5.4.1.0.0.a.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (2.62), ipnet: 2a00:1450::/32(-2.40), asn: 15169(-1.65), country: US(-0.05)]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:32:14 -0000 On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 1:24 AM Chris wrote: > > I'm attempting to boot multiple versions of FreeBSD. > I started with an install of older 11 with a (u)efi > boot partition installed. I then grabbed an current 11 > usbstick, and installed that. Which stated it needed to > install a (u)efi boot partition. I let it do it. But the > new (additional) install doesn't show up at boot. Altho > my UEFI BIOS sees it. > I guess there are just too many uefi bios versions, > and too many changes in the FreeBSD uefi boot code > to expect consistent results over the long haul. > Should I just convert the 1st efi (GPT) boot partition > to a PMBR, and delete the second efi partition. Or is > there a recommended bootmanager I can use to boot multiple > versions of FreeBSD? Windows? > upgrade system and use https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=efibootmgr&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports ;)