Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 21:59:50 -0700 From: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> To: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BOOT LOADER IS TOO OLD. PLEASE UPGRADE. Message-ID: <Zq25RlA8XtCJetH-@www.zefox.net> In-Reply-To: <D4358DC6-E1FD-4558-80CF-1A0F62CBE58F@yahoo.com> References: <Zq2Tn6XycReuifF6@www.zefox.net> <D4358DC6-E1FD-4558-80CF-1A0F62CBE58F@yahoo.com>
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On Fri, Aug 02, 2024 at 09:02:46PM -0700, Mark Millard wrote: > On Aug 2, 2024, at 19:19, bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> wrote: > > > After a build/install of -current on a Raspberry Pi 2 (so, armv7) the > > console output reported: > > > > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > > ***** ***** > > ***** BOOT LOADER IS TOO OLD. PLEASE UPGRADE. ***** > > ***** ***** > > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > > > > The statement is likely true, but it's a bit hard to guess exactly > > what needs upgrading. The boot process succeeded. Is it wiser to > > heed the command, or leave well enough alone? AFAIK there's no > > firmware to upgrade on the Pi2. > > The message is about the likes of: > > RPi2 v1.1 (armv7)? /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/bootarm.efi > RPi2 v1.2 (aarch64)? /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/bootaa64.efi > > Those are not RPi* firmware, nor armstub* , nor are they U-Boot. > > They are code from FreeBSD: FreeBSD UEFI loader code. So, yes, > there is new code to update to. > Where can I find the newer version? Following buildworld/kernel find / -name bootarm.efi locates only /boot/msdos/EFI/BOOT/bootarm.efi which I imagine is the obsolete version. Apologies if this is naive, something suggests it might be.... bob prohaska
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