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Date:      Fri, 2 Aug 2024 21:08:38 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: BOOT LOADER IS TOO OLD. PLEASE UPGRADE.
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfp8yQ_yUS-vPwSbFNJQVDq5N8fXx_HWiTEodRDvmYqd5Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 8:52=E2=80=AFPM bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> wrot=
e:

> 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.
>

loader.efi in the ESP in this case. In almost every case, really, but we
can't tell in lua AFAICT what is out of date without some more lua
bindings..

It will succeed for some time.

Warner


Thanks for reading!
>
> bob prohaska
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 8:52=E2=80=AFPM bob prohaska &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:fbsd@www.zefox.net">fbsd@www.zefox.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">After a build/install of -current on a=
 Raspberry Pi 2 (so, armv7) the <br>
console output reported:<br>
<br>
**********************************************************************<br>
**********************************************************************<br>
*****=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 *****<br=
>
*****=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0BOOT LOADER IS TOO OLD. PLEAS=
E UPGRADE.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 *****<br>
*****=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 *****<br=
>
**********************************************************************<br>
**********************************************************************<br>
<br>
The statement is likely true, but it&#39;s a bit hard to guess exactly<br>
what needs upgrading. The boot process succeeded. Is it wiser to<br>
heed the command, or leave well enough alone? AFAIK there&#39;s no<br>
firmware to upgrade on the Pi2.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">loader.efi in the ESP in this case. In almos=
t every case, really, but we can&#39;t tell in lua AFAICT what is out of da=
te without some more lua bindings..</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"auto">It will succeed for some time.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Warner</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">
Thanks for reading!<br>
<br>
bob prohaska<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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