Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 01:10:37 +0300 From: Andrey Fesenko <f0andrey@gmail.com> To: bsd-lists@bsdforge.com Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: When will the FreeBSD (u)EFI work? Message-ID: <CA%2BK5SrMef0SZ%2BQahg_ZEGMVQ5CXPBfAaQ-bbQALEbUt%2BBUEM%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1dd9599e57a5371aa569ecdcedaa220e@udns.ultimatedns.net> References: <1dd9599e57a5371aa569ecdcedaa220e@udns.ultimatedns.net>
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 12:53 AM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> wrote: > > On an experiment of the FreeBSD EFI implementation. I installed > a copy of releng/12 from install media. Which left me with: > # gpart show ada0 > => 40 312581728 ada0 GPT (149G) > 40 409600 1 efi (200M) > 409640 31047680 2 freebsd-ufs (15G) > 31457320 7680000 3 freebsd-swap (3.7G) > 74788904 237792864 - free - (141G) > > On this Intel based system, I can stab the F12 key to pick > my UEFI bootable OS, or let it boot according to the order > I setup in the BIOS. So far, so good. > I needed a copy of releng/13 to also work with. Installed a copy > from install media. Which left me with: > # gpart show ada0 > => 40 312581728 ada0 GPT (149G) > 40 409600 1 efi (200M) > 409640 31047680 2 freebsd-ufs (15G) > 31457320 7680000 3 freebsd-swap (3.7G) > 39137320 532480 4 efi (260M) > 39669800 35119104 5 freebsd-ufs (17G) > 74788904 237792864 - free - (113G) > I *assumed* that the install would activate the new install, and I > would boot straight into it. But no. I am still on the previous > install, and worse, I can't get into the new install -- even if > picking it via stabbing the F12 key. I *still* end up in the previous > install. So looking at what might be causing it. I found the following: > # releng/12 > # mount -t msdosfs /dev/ada0p1 /mnt/ > > # ls /mnt/efi/boot/ > BOOTx64.efi > startup.nsh > > # cat /mnt/efi/boot/startup.nsh > BOOTx64.efi > > # umount /mnt/ > > releng/13 > # mount -t msdosfs /dev/ada0p4 /mnt/ > > # ls /mnt/EFI/freebsd/ > loader.efi > > Why the difference? When will FreeBSD (u)EFI work as expected? > > Thanks in advance for any insights! > Require only single efi part See https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/two-freebsd-installations-and-efi.73968/
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