Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:31:59 +0300 From: Andrey Fesenko <f0andrey@gmail.com> To: bsd-lists@bsdforge.com Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what 3rd party boot mgr is required to boot multiple freebsd versions? Message-ID: <CA%2BK5SrPZx5axwon7_Ymnpt4C8vQ_NqaZJO4uyoeaSbf1JNraHQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <89828bad8ceede6e2377dde200d98a98@udns.ultimatedns.net> References: <89828bad8ceede6e2377dde200d98a98@udns.ultimatedns.net>
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On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 1:24 AM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> 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 ;)
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